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Fast Casual

Emerging Brands

P.F. Chang's opens a fast-casual Asian bowl concept

 By Peter Romeo on Apr. 16, 2024

A Pagoda by P.F. Chang's is operating in a suburban New York shopping mall. It's the chain's third crack at a fast-casual spinoff.

Food

Einstein Bros. Bagels taps maple for new breakfast sandwich

 By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 15, 2024

The fast-casual bagel chain's Maplehouse Egg Sandwich launches Wednesday for a limited run.

Leadership

The 2024 Pacesetter Award goes to: Cava

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 14, 2024

The newly public fast-casual chain Cava has carved out a sweet spot with a fresh and healthful Mediterranean menu with broad appeal. The brand was honored at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Phoenix on Sunday.

Leadership

Jersey Mike's Peter Cancro is named RB's 2024 Restaurant Leader of the Year

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 12, 2024

The CEO was chosen by the editorial staff of Restaurant Business in recognition of the success and give-back culture the Jersey native has made constants for the high-flying chain.

Operations

Former RBI exec named CEO of Brooklyn Dumpling Shop

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 10, 2024

Jeff Galletly, who previously was a VP with Tim Hortons USA, takes on the rapidly growing digital brand as it wraps a fundraising round with "Shark Tank"-affiliated investors and prepares to go public in Canada.

Operations

MOD Pizza shuttered 26 restaurants during the first quarter

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 09, 2024

Five units were in California but the fast-food wage there was not to blame, the fast casual said. The closed restaurants in 10 states and the District of Columbia were "underperformers."

Marketing

How Chipotle is helping gamers get more Eddy Gordo on Tekken 8

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 08, 2024

Chipotle knows its customers love gaming. The chain has a new partnership with Tekken 8, the latest version of the hugely popular fighting game franchise, which will be the title game in the Chipotle Challenger Series this year.

Food

Shake Shack pokes Chick-fil-A by giving away antibiotic-free chicken sandwiches

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 08, 2024

Available on Sundays throughout the month of April, the promotion attempts to draw attention to Shake Shack's commitment to using chicken raised without antibiotics.

Technology

Panera Bread's digital outage reportedly blamed on ransomware attack

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 05, 2024

Cybersecurity site BleepingComputer.com said the company's virtual machines were encrypted by cyber attackers, resulting in the three-day outage. The report cites unnamed sources and internal emails.

Operations

BurgerFi defaults on its credit agreement

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 01, 2024

The parent company of the BurgerFi and Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings restaurant chains fell out of compliance with its loan agreement amid weak sales and financial losses. But the CEO insists turnaround efforts are taking hold.

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