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Family Dining

Operations

Keep your eyes on the road for breakthroughs in dashboard dining

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 03, 2021

After a year when in-car eating soared across all restaurant segments, automakers are taking mobile settings to new heights. Literally.

Food

IHOP adds burritos and bowls to expand off-premise and all-day options

 By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 19, 2021

The new line includes six items in popular, portable formats that fit the to-go trend.

Operations

Cracker Barrel adds new programs for the sake of flexibility

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 03, 2020

The new initiatives include smaller family meals to go and the ongoing rollout of an alcohol program.

Financing

Sardar Biglari loses another Cracker Barrel proxy vote

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 24, 2020

Raymond Barbrick didn’t get nearly enough votes for a seat on the family chain’s board, Biglari’s fifth such proxy loss, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Leadership

Applebee’s parent names John Peyton CEO

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 17, 2020

Dine Brands Global will replace Steve Joyce with the CEO of the real estate brokerage company Realogy Franchise Group.

Operations

Never mind WWII. Here are the wars that really made Friendly’s

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2020

The 85-year-old family chain is getting its fifth owner. Here’s the saga of what happened under the prior four.

Financing

Earnings roundup: Red Robin, Cracker Barrel, J. Alexander’s, Chuy’s, Marriott

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 06, 2020

Here’s a snapshot of how those operations fared during Q3, along with a look at how they intend to improve their performance.

Financing

Friendly’s declares bankruptcy and will be sold to the owner of Red Mango

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2020

The company will be sold for just less than $2 million after the pandemic disrupted the chain’s sale process.

Financing

Denny's anti-COVID medicine: Resuming 24-hour service

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 28, 2020

The family chain is providing incentives for franchisees to extend their hours.

Financing

Guillermo Perales adds IHOP to Sun Holdings' portfolio

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 15, 2020

The mega-franchise has assumed management of 41 units in the Mid Atlantic area.

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