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What do this year’s rankings say about the state of the restaurant industry — and how brands can keep guests satisfied in a ...
Yum Brands is getting a new CEO.The owner of KFC and Taco Bell said that CFO Chris Turner will take on the role in October. He will succeed David Gibbs, who has been chief executive officer for ...
Joanna Fantozzi is a Senior Editor for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She has more than seven years of experience writing about the restaurant and hospitality industry. Her ...
“Experience” has become a popular buzzword in the restaurant industry as brands look to differentiate their concepts in an effort to win over customers.
Starbucks has reduced prices on 20 beverage items in China, its second-largest market.The coffee giant lowered costs for Frappuccinos, iced shaken teas, and tea latte beverages by between 2-6 yuan ...
Starbucks is expanding its in-store management in North America with the addition of at least one full-time assistant manager at each restaurant, chief partner officer Sara Kelly told an audience ...
DoorDash continued its shopping spree on Wednesday with the acquisition of ad tech platform Symbiosys for $175 million. The addition aims to expand operators' ad campaign reach beyond the DoorDash ...
7 Brew has named Christopher Held as its first chief supply officer. The new role was created to support the drive-thru beverage concept’s rapid expansion, which included 163% year-over-year ...
U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) have introduced the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, which would more than double the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by Jan. 1 ...
The consumer price index rose 0.1% in May, putting the annual inflation rate at 2.4% — less than economists expected, indicating that tariffs haven’t yet had a significant impact on inflation.
Bobby’s Burgers by Bobby Flay has named Patrick Cunningham as the brand’s first chief development officer, the company said Tuesday. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company said Cunningham, in his ...
The first quarter wasn’t too kind to most public restaurant companies. Perhaps one surprising exception came from BJ’s Restaurants, which posted a 1.7% same-store sales increase and a 2.7% ...