Burgers

Financing

Jack in the Box finds ramping up unit growth to be a slow process

The company plans to generate 4% annual restaurant growth by 2025. But a thin pipeline, weak units and supply chain hassles are making the process of getting there difficult.

Financing

Yum Brands still has high hopes for Habit Burger

The Bottom Line: The fast-food operator bought the fast-casual burger chain in 2020, just before the world changed. But CEO David Gibbs says the concept has been its “biggest success story.”

These are the largest quick-service and fast-casual burger chains last year, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

The culinary team worked to perfect the beef blend, cooking technique and execution to bring the chain's premium Wagyu Steakhouse Burger to the menu.

The chain is taking on McDonald's and Wendy's more directly with the Wagyu Steakhouse Burger, which features the quick-service sector's largest patty to date.

While consumers have been flocking to chicken concepts, burgers remain a major draw and chains serving them have thrived since the pandemic, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

Chef Adam Baird taps ingredients and combinations that are missing in the limited-service space when developing menu items.

Shake Shack raised menu prices another 3.5% in March and said more price hikes could be on the way.

The fast casual launched its first catering platform earlier this month to feed returning office workers.

The company is introducing a trio of “Whopper Melts.” The company plans to use its signature sandwich as the centerpiece of its comeback efforts this year.

  • Page 7