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Chipotle TV ad celebrates ‘The 88 Club’ to kick off Dallas-Tampa Bay game

 By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 07, 2022

The burrito chain will introduce LTOs for the menu highlighting Dallas Cowboys' wide receivers who wore the number 88.

Marketing

MOD Pizza hopes to capture busy parents during back-to-school season with its latest offer

 By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 07, 2022

The family bundle package, called "Fundle," comes in a game-covered carrying container and saves parents up to $10.

Emerging Brands

Kevin Hart’s new restaurant Hart House aims to reinvent fast food, and not by being plant based

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 06, 2022

Hart House CEO Andy Hooper hopes to redefine the QSR employment experience with higher wages and benefits that go way beyond the industry standard.

Marketing

Au Bon Pain reveals brighter and modernized new look

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 06, 2022

Parent Ampex Brands plans to open its first Café of the Future next year and will remodel existing corporate units.

Marketing

Chipotle Mexican Grill unveils cargo pants made of napkins

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 31, 2022

First it was cilantro soap, then the ‘Water Cup Candle.’ Now the fast-casual chain is creating upcycled athleisurewear.

Food

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s latest test: Chicken Al Pastor

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 30, 2022

Chipotle Mexican Grill is testing Chicken Al Pastor at 94 restaurants in Denver and Indianapolis.

Food

Chipotle and Del Taco tap the Mexican street food tradition with new menu launches

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 30, 2022

The two chains spin specialties from food carts and Mexican taquerias into menu items that can be executed on a larger scale.

Technology

Panera to test voice ordering in drive-thrus around Rochester, N.Y.

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 29, 2022

Two units will test OpenCity’s voice bot system called "Tori" in hopes of cutting wait times and improving accuracy.

Workforce

Workers at a Michigan Chipotle become the first to vote in a union

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 25, 2022

The Lansing-area unit will be represented by a local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Operations

Quiznos and Taco Del Mar hope to spark growth with prefab mini drive-thru units

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 24, 2022

The move attempts to speed the development process with fully equipped modular buildings.

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