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Technology
First-party catering emerges as a new frontier for restaurant tech
Tech Check: As catering booms, more tech companies are offering restaurants the tools to do it themselves.
Food
Applebee's upgrades chicken sandwiches with new techniques and flavors
Behind the Menu: VP of Culinary Shannon Johnson introduced hand breading, a larger chicken breast and craveable flavor profiles to elevate the platform.
Financing
The Technomic Top 500 in charts
The Bottom Line: How has the makeup of the Top 500 restaurant chains changed over the past five years? Hint: They're a lot more fast casual, and a lot less full service.