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Financing

Texas Roadhouse sales rise thanks to dine-in resurgence

 By Joe Guszkowski on May 05, 2022

On-premise visits have returned to 2019 levels, and executives believe there’s room for more.

Workforce

Shareholders push Denny's and Dine to look at ending tip credit

By Joe Guszkowski on May 05, 2022

The pension funds for New York state and New York City have joined calls for the companies to study the impact of higher wages. The moves are being backed by advocacy group One Fair Wage.

Financing

With costs soaring, Chili’s turns to a new menu, service model and robots

By Jonathan Maze on May 04, 2022

Parent company Brinker’s stock price plunged Wednesday as costs increase and margins thin despite higher prices. The company is looking at ways to improve efficiency.

Workforce

Applebee’s parent bets tech can make up for fewer workers

By Joe Guszkowski on May 04, 2022

Dine Brands is investing in handheld server tablets and exploring robots to help ease a nagging staffing shortage.

Financing

Outback Steakhouse plots return to unit growth behind smaller restaurants

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 29, 2022

A new, more profitable prototype could help the chain add 75 to 100 stores in the U.S., executives said.

Operations

First-quarter curveballs can’t stop The Cheesecake Factory

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 28, 2022

Despite omicron and the war in Ukraine, executives said it's been the most stable period since the start of the pandemic.

Leadership

Iron Hill Brewery hires Joyce Polsenberg Cremin as VP of marketing

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 25, 2022

The experienced hospitality marketer joins the 20-unit brewpub chain as it looks to expand.

Marketing

Snooze’s first loyalty program offers priority seating, other perks

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 25, 2022

Customers can earn points, or “jacks,” with every dollar spent and exchange them for a variety of rewards.

Operations

A year after getting a new owner, Punch Bowl Social tries to get back in the game

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 22, 2022

The once buzzed-about food-and-games chain, which declared bankruptcy early in the pandemic after scoring a big Cracker Barrel investment, is working to recapture its lost momentum.

Financing

BJ’s posts record Q1 despite omicron impact

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 21, 2022

As its restaurants staffed up again, sales followed, helping the chain generate its highest revenues ever for the period.

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