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Financing

Piece of Culver's is sold

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 16, 2017

The Culver family retains control, but a board seat has been extended to the buyer, Roark Capital.

Financing

Chains are packing up for more favorable HQ sites

 By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 13, 2016

McDonald's isn't the only chain relocating its home base. Several restaurant concepts announced in recent months that their HQs will soon have a new locale.

Food

Fries show growth on appetizer menus

By Lizzy Freier on Oct. 31, 2016

Within the appetizer mealpart, all product categories have dropped in year-over-year mentions except one: fries.

Marketing

5 brands whose ads make consumers the hungriest

By Jackson Lewis on Dec. 14, 2016

See which brands excel at making diners think with their stomachs, according to Technomic's Consumer Brand Metrics.

Technology

Hospitality heads toward automation

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jan. 17, 2017

Automation won’t make its way into restaurants, because this is a hospitality-driven industry?

Operations

Tools that save energy and provide a competitive edge

By Rita Negrete-Rousseau on Feb. 07, 2017

Operators of all kinds are focusing on the same theme when looking to upgrade their tried-and-true kitchen equipment: advanced technology and energy-saving features.

Carl's, Hardee's get new CEO to succeed Puzder

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 21, 2017

The appointee was in the news earlier today for exiting KFC.

Carl's Jr.

Jun. 11, 2017

Specializing in classic American charbroiled hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, fries and shakes

Financing

What the Buffalo Wild Wings deal means for Roark

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 28, 2017

The private-equity firm often doesn't follow its own guidelines for making acquisitions. Its latest conquest is a case in point.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

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