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Younger consumers are warming up to Cracker Barrel

 By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 27, 2022

Millennials, lured by build-your-own breakfast and fried pickles, are visiting more often. But the chain’s important 65-and-over demographic remains slow to return.

Marketing

Texas Roadhouse is selling candles that smell like honey cinnamon butter

 By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 23, 2022

The candles are part of the steakhouse chain’s new online merch store, where superfans can buy shirts, hats and other items.

Financing

Lower-income guests are pulling back at Olive Garden

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 22, 2022

Inflation is pinching people earning less than $50,000, but higher-income customers have held strong, executives said Thursday.

Technology

Kevin Hochman reveals what’s on Chili’s tech wish list

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 21, 2022

The new Brinker International CEO wants to invest in tools that can help the business today, not in five years.

Operations

TGI Fridays plans major expansion in Asia

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 19, 2022

The casual-dining chain will open 75 restaurants in South and Southeast Asia over the next 10 years under what it said was its largest development agreement ever.

Financing

Red Robin gives new CEO G.J. Hart some stock

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 15, 2022

The inducement grants incentivize Hart to boost the chain’s share price, which has lost more than half of its value this year.

Food

Before there was a Mexican restaurant boom, there was Chi-Chi's

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 13, 2022

Restaurant Rewind: Here's the little-remembered saga of the casual-dining pioneer that gave us fried ice cream.

Emerging Brands

Can pickleball save the eatertainment sector?

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 09, 2022

Punch Bowl Social founder Robert Thompson jumps into this increasingly crowded niche with the new Camp Pickle concept to debut next year.

Financing

Dave & Buster’s sales picked up speed in August

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 08, 2022

The food-and-games chain, as well as new acquisition Main Event, both saw sales accelerate last month. But that didn’t help margins and the company’s stock price fell.

Marketing

BJ’s launches $10 Pizookie subscription

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 29, 2022

The Pizookie Pass sold out within an hour Monday. It will entitle 200 loyalty members to the popular dessert every day of September.

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