Dave & Buster's

Dave & Buster's

Offers adults a place to play, with American fare, a full bar, arcade games and billiards

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This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Chew on this

Larger world events turned restaurateurs' heads this week. Here are the reactions that spun observers' noggins.

The food and games chain’s stock surged, thanks to amusements, despite declining same-store sales.

Chris Morris' successor as president of California Pizza Kitchen has yet to be named.

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.

Oak Hill Capital is buying the chain in collaboration with management.

The adult-focused arcade-and-bar concept rolled out a “New is what we do” slogan over the summer

The departure of Charlie Keegan raises questions about Main Event's rapid-expansion strategy.

The company said its same-store sales are down 5.1% this quarter.

The chain is also testing a fast-casual option within its restaurants.

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