Noodles & Company

Investors get a big appetite for Noodles & Co.

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 26, 2018

The fast-casual chain’s stock is making a comeback this year, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

5 attention grabbers sneaking onto menus

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 10, 2016

While bigger operations were touting seasonal tie-ins, several smaller restaurant concepts were drawing attention with novel menu additions. Here's a sampler plate.

Noodles changes top management

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 26, 2016

Kevin Reddy has stepped down as CEO of the Noodles & Company fast-casual chain.

Slim Chickens brings on Mark Mears as CMO

By Kelsey Squire on Oct. 18, 2016

The former Noodles & Company exec is slated to help the chicken chain spur growth.

Game day

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 15, 2005

With venison, buffalo, and squab now offered on mainstream menus, fans are getting wild with their dinner orders.

How Ed Doherty picks a franchise

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 14, 2016

The franchised concepts run by Doherty Enterprises range from giants like Applebee’s to relative newcomers like Noodles & Company, but they sport similar traits.

In their own words: Tom Mears

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 09, 2006

Tom Mears on the lessons, the labors and the passions of the restaurant life.

Operations

Restaurants play the blame game

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 02, 2017

Bad financial results have restaurant chain executives citing all kinds of factors for their top- and bottom-line difficulties, from an unexciting football season to high legal fees. Do they have a case? It depends.

In their own words: Kevin Reddy

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 01, 2009

Kevin Reddy on the lessons, the labors and the passions of the restaurant life.

Financing

Fast casual has angst to overcome

By Scott Hume on May 25, 2017

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. wrote that “maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists,” and so it has been with the coming-of-age fast-casual restaurant segment.

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