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Marketing

Nostalgia in marketing isn't just for older generations

Technomic's Take: Parents and older family members can induce feelings of second-hand nostalgia and FOMO. It's why catering to parents of young children is so important.

Technology

Chipotle and Sweetgreen are in a robotic arms race

The two chains are duking it out for tech superiority as they attempt to prove that robotic makelines could transform the fast-casual space.

The pizza chain is seeing some strong results with its Pepperoni Stuffed Cheesy Bread, its second new product introduction this year. Expect more from the chain.

The Bottom Line: What are consumers like right now? Is Ozempic going to ruin the restaurant industry? Can Burger King maintain its momentum? Here’s what we want to know.

The Bottom Line: The owner of Papa Murphy’s says that consumers are getting “more demanding,” which is exactly what happens in a market when people are cutting back.

The burger giant’s latest promotion, called the “1 in 8 Initiative,” highlights the percentage of Americans who’ve worked at one of the chain’s locations at some point in their lives.

The Restaurant Group, the U.K. company that owns the Asian concept, is being sold to Apollo Global Management for $623 million.

Food away-from-home prices continue rising faster than grocery prices, even as they are more muted from previous years’ increases.

The chain is scheduled to begin a test of all-white-meat, whole-muscle chicken nuggets with two new sauces in Minneapolis on Thursday.

The pizza chain, which saw another decline in same-store sales, expects sales to improve later this year and into 2024. But profitability is already better.

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