Casual Dining

The week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Big ones that nearly slipped past

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 14, 2014

What should have a been a sleepy end-of-summer week instead brought to light some surprising developments regarding several of the industry’s most-watched brands.

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BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse

Jun. 12, 2017

The beer-focused concept partnered with third-party services to begin delivery

Linguistic takeaways from FSTec

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 22, 2014

Digital advances are coming with some lingual ones as well. Here’s how the restaurant industry glossary is being rewritten to reflect advances on the tech front.

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Johnny Carino's

Jun. 12, 2017

Parent Fired Up Inc. filed for bankruptcy mid-2016

Financing

Sales-leading independent theme restaurants

Oct. 16, 2014

The theme restaurant is alive and doing very well, as RB's Top 100 Independents sales ranking attests. Here are five theme restaurants from this year's list, all grossing more than $11 million annually.

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TGI Fridays

Jun. 12, 2017

Fridays made its popular Endless Apps LTO a permanent menu addition to drive bar traffic

Concept to Scout: Ten 50 BBQ

By Sara Rush Wirth on Nov. 25, 2014

For his latest venture (and first fast casual), Chili’s founder Larry Lavine converted a clothing store into the 13,000-square-foot Ten 50 BBQ, which has been serving central Texas-style barbecue in an indoor-outdoor setup since August.

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