Food
Panera decides its DNA is really soups, sandwiches and salads
The bakery-cafe chain is rolling out a new menu that plays up core menu lines rather than searching for a new breakthrough menu category.
Financing
Restaurants lost customers and sales at the end of last year
Same-store sales at restaurants slowed markedly in the second half of 2023. But for all the concern about fast-food brands like McDonald's, it was casual-dining restaurants that had the biggest problem.