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9 summertime LTOs refresh chain menus

Restaurants are debuting food and drink items with seasonal ingredients and flavors to entice customers to beat the heat.

10 Groundbreaking Concepts - 2018

See RB’s latest list of concepts that are breaking ground, from menu to technology and more.

Emerging Brands

The 10 fastest-growing emerging chains in 2018

Restaurant Business offers a sneak peek at this year's Future 50 emerging brands.

Recent Stories

Cheesecake Factory’s fast-casual concept has a name: Social Monk

High-tech Zume Pizza makes 2 key appointments

6 U.S. restaurants make the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list for 2018

Del Taco adds to its name

Darden’s Gene Lee shows casual dining how it’s done

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Leadership

Employees’ favorite restaurant CEO: In-N-Out’s Lynsi Snyder

The 36-year-old is one of four restaurant chiefs on Glassdoor.com’s newly published ranking of big-company executives, rated by their approval among subordinates.

Financing

Cheddar’s is next on Darden’s fix-it list

The casual-dining giant's seven other casual brands generated strong Q4 results. Now the focus is on repairing the newest addition to the fold.

Food

Chipotle is testing a new quesadilla and nachos

The fast-casual chain is adding six items to its New York test kitchen, including milkshakes and avocado tostadas.

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Turnover soars to highest levels in decades, new research finds

Rates rose for both hourlies and managers, says TDn2K.

Financing

Black Box: Restaurants lost momentum in May

Same-store sales were flat for the month, and traffic continued to decline.

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Food

9 summertime LTOs refresh chain menus

Restaurants are debuting food and drink items with seasonal ingredients and flavors to entice customers to beat the heat.

Marketing

How restaurants can promote a James Beard recognition

Even if you've never made the short list, any nod from the organization is something to brag about, Advice Guy says.

Leadership

Why aren't there more women CEOs?

Only four publicly held restaurants have female chief executives—but more could be on the way.

Workforce

Rule change promises to lower restaurants’ healthcare costs

The Department of Labor will let restaurants pool their purchasing might to negotiate better rates.

Financing

Millstone Capital buys Native Foods Café

The owner of the Lion’s Choice chain acquired the 13-unit, plant-based fast-casual concept.

Operations

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises becomes the latest operator to ditch plastic straws

The company, which runs 120 units, will switch to biodegradable options this fall.

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