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Operations

Chipotle agrees to pay $400,000 to settle sexual harassment lawsuit in Seattle area

 By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 18, 2023

Filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last year, the lawsuit involves allegations that a manager sexually assaulted a worker who was just 17 at the time. With the settlement, Chipotle does not admit wrongdoing.

Operations

Sweetgreen fostered a hostile and discriminatory work environment in New York stores, lawsuit alleges

 By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 14, 2023

In a complaint filed in New York Supreme Court, 10 plaintiffs described an atmosphere of racial slurs and sexually inappropriate comments, mostly coming from two managers.

Food

Chipotle returns Carne Asada to the menu for a limited run

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 13, 2023

For the first time, guests can fill a quesadilla with the popular protein option.

Operations

How Sweetgreen got restaurant margins up and how they plan to keep them there

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 13, 2023

This will be the break-even year for the fast-casual chain, the company predicts. CFO Mitch Repack shared details on the strategies that are gaining traction.

Food

Noodles & Company moves menu in a heartier direction with its first baked entree

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 12, 2023

Behind the Menu: Executive chef Nick Graff developed Chicken Parmesan to offer guests a classic Italian main dish at a fast-casual price point.

Food

How Chicken Salad Chick is shaking up the menu with its first warm sandwich

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 07, 2023

CMO Tom Carr describes the new Chick Melt and the chain’s drive to innovate while continuing to please its many chicken salad-loving customers.

Emerging Brands

Chicago-based Meatheads Burgers to be absorbed by Epic Burger

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 07, 2023

The acquisition will allow the "more mindful" Epic Burger to more than double in unit count and will bring drive-thru locations into the fold. But Meatheads will be no more.

Leadership

Former Topgolf exec joins Velvet Taco as CFO

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 06, 2023

William Davenport also served a 13-year stint with Brinker International. He joins the Dallas-based taco chain as it pushes for growth into new markets.

Workforce

Chicagoland chain Dollop Coffee Co. defends customer-only restroom policy

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 05, 2023

The local chain prompted a social media firestorm after two police officers were declined restroom access because they were not customers. It wasn't meant to be political, the CEO said, but it soon became political.

Food

Taco Bell tests Baja Blast gelato

By Reyna Estrada on Aug. 30, 2023

The chain is teaming up with Mountain Dew to offer its beloved soda flavor with a summery twist.

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