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Financing

Tech and kitchen upgrades lift profits at Outback Steakhouse

 By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 01, 2023

Owner Bloomin’ Brands now plans to reinvest some of the earnings into boosting traffic, which fell 4% in the second quarter.

Leadership

P.F. Chang's CEO Damola Adamolekun steps down

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 31, 2023

He’s returning to Paulson & Co., the private-equity firm that owns the chain. P.F. Chang’s board member Rohit Manocha will take over on an interim basis.

Financing

At Texas Roadhouse, sales keep rising, and so do costs

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 28, 2023

The chain continued a traffic tear, but rising wages and beef prices dragged down its margins again.

Financing

BJ's gets a boost from new booths and brighter bars

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 28, 2023

The 216-unit chain said remodels are helping traffic, and that it now plans to do more of them.

Financing

Wild Wing Café closes restaurants and declares bankruptcy

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 27, 2023

The Charlotte, N.C.-based casual-dining chicken wing chain sought Chapter 11 debt protection, citing the impact of the pandemic and an inability to restructure its debt. The company closed 15 locations.

Operations

Black Angus looks to boost delivery by eating the fee

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 25, 2023

The 32-unit steakhouse chain is waiving delivery fees for customers that order direct, choosing to absorb the considerable cost itself.

Leadership

Maggiano's President Steve Provost to retire

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 20, 2023

The longtime Brinker executive, industry veteran and onetime presidential speechwriter will step down at the end of August.

Technology

Domino's caved to third-party delivery. Will other holdouts follow?

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 18, 2023

Tech Check: To quote former Darden Restaurants CEO Gene Lee: "No." Here's why.

Leadership

What stamp did Norman Brinker leave on the restaurant business? How much time do you have?

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 18, 2023

Restaurant Rewind: In Part II of our two-part special report on the godfather of casual dining, we look at how the serial entrepreneur walked away from one of the biggest jobs in the business to start all over.

Leadership

Cracker Barrel names Julie Felss Masino CEO as Sandra Cochran retires

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 18, 2023

The former president of Taco Bell International will take over leadership at the family dining chain next month. Cochran will become the executive chair through next year.

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