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In Red Lobster, a symbol of the challenges with casual dining

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 17, 2024

The Bottom Line: Consumers have shifted dining toward convenience or occasions, and that has created havoc for full-service restaurant chains. How can these companies get customers back?

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Higher prices and more locations drove chain restaurant sales last year

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 16, 2024

Technomic Top 500: Chain restaurants continued to record strong growth last year, but mostly without higher traffic. And there were wide variations in performance throughout the ranking.

Emerging Brands

Buffalo Wild Wings has big plans for small-scale spinoff BWW Go

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 11, 2024

The full-service chicken wing chain this week opened its 100th Go location and has franchisee commitments to open nearly 600 more of the takeout-focused restaurants.

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Podcast transcript: Puttshack CEO Joe Vrankin

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 11, 2024

A Deeper Dive: The chief executive of the minigolf-centric restaurant chain discusses how the chain focuses on higher-quality games and food.

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The story behind the fast-growing minigolf concept Puttshack

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 10, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Joe Vrankin, CEO of the eatertainment chain, joins the Restaurant Business podcast to discuss the company’s growth, its menu and high-tech minigolf.

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Matchbox lowers menu prices to get back to the concept's roots

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 08, 2024

A value proposition is core to this metro Washington, D.C.-based casual-dining concept, and the new menu builds guest volume with affordable, chef-inspired food.

Emerging Brands

How breakfast player Squeeze In is primping to find its future growth partner

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 04, 2024

Squeeze In is known for omelets, generously boozy brunch cocktails and a joyfully wacky community vibe. Here's how the two sisters who own the brand plan to reach 100 units within a decade.

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Dave & Buster's believes better food will yield better sales

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 03, 2024

The combination restaurant and arcade chain is working on upgrading its menu offerings to bolster food attachment. But it is also planning to raise gaming prices to improve profits.

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How Red Lobster got in over its head

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 03, 2024

Leadership problems, a tough economy and all-you-can eat shrimp have brought the nation's biggest full-service seafood chain to the brink of rock bottom.

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Dave & Buster's eyes international expansion

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 01, 2024

The eatertainment concept signed another international development deal as it pushes to bring its restaurant and games venues to more global markets.

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