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Fast Casual

Emerging Brands

How a fine-dining chef is bringing adventurous tacos to the suburbs

 By Heather Lalley on Dec. 05, 2019

Victor Albisu’s Taco Bamba is drawing long lines by serving unexpected ingredients.

Operations

Chipotle vows financial support for farmers

 By Heather Lalley on Dec. 04, 2019

The move is designed to beef up the fast-casual chain’s “food with integrity” supply chain.

Emerging Brands

Kroger dives into the ghost kitchen business

By Jon Springer on Dec. 03, 2019

The supermarket chain, in a partnership with delivery-only kitchen operator ClusterTruck, once again blurs the lines between grocery and restaurants.

Marketing

Mark Mears joins Saladworks, at least temporarily

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 03, 2019

The former CMO of Cheesecake and Noodles & Co. is joining fellow Schlotzsky’s alumnus Kelly Roddy to facilitate expansion.

Operations

What’s next for Rave Restaurant Group?

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 02, 2019

With a new CEO and other leaders, the parent company of Pizza Inn and struggling Pie Five charts a course for the future.

Financing

Luby’s losses deepen to $9.1M for Q4

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 26, 2019

The company posted a decline in comps on a drop in traffic for all three of its restaurant brands and announced an outsourcing of several headquarters functions.

Emerging Brands

What should operators know about Chicago’s massive new food hall?

By Patricia Cobe and Heather Lalley on Nov. 22, 2019

The latest Time Out Market is a 50,000-square-foot showcase of the city’s top chefs.

Technology

Nekter Juice Bar and Portillo’s test car-based ordering

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 22, 2019

The trial, available only to select BMW owners, lets drivers order by pushing a button, before being given driving directions to pick up their food.

Marketing

Wingstop names a new CMO

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 22, 2019

Christina Clarke becomes the fast-casual chain’s third marketing head in the past 18 months.

Technology

3 fast casuals that are boosting their ordering technology

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 21, 2019

From voice ordering to an online game-enabled extension, here are the latest ways restaurants are making it easier for consumers to buy food.

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