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Operations

Restaurants rethink how long their business day should be

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 07, 2023

Restaurant Rewind: Dayparts are being varied as much as menus these days. The trend started 45 years ago with a brand called Le Peep.

Financing

Delivery continues to flower at Bloomin' Brands

 By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 28, 2022

Delivery sales increased during the company’s third quarter even as more people returned to its dining rooms. “The customer has a habit,” CEO Dave Deno said.

Operations

Restaurant chains say they're recovering quickly from Hurricane Ian

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 04, 2022

Power outages and transportation difficulties are mentioned as the lingering effects of the storm that struck Florida and the Carolinas.

Financing

Bloomin’ Brands continues to lock horns with inflation

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 29, 2022

The Outback Steakhouse parent is adding new technology and equipment to make restaurants more productive and will likely raise prices again to ease higher costs for just about everything.

Operations

Outback Steakhouse gets into catering

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 21, 2022

The chain is now offering the service at 481 restaurants as it looks to tap into workers returning to the office.

Leadership

Bloomin' Brands parts ways with chief customer officer amid reorganization

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 16, 2021

Michael Stutts will receive $1.6 million in severance pay after his position is eliminated.

Workforce

New Fla. law could punish compliers with Biden's vaccine mandate

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 23, 2021

The measure passed last week prohibits employers from requiring staff vaccines unless a wide array of exemptions are also offered.

Financing

Bloomin’s sturdy margins face a test in 2022

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 02, 2021

The Outback Steakhouse parent is raising prices for the first time in two years as it prepares for food and labor inflation.

Topics

What cost pressures? Outback's parent sees significant Q2 margin growth

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 30, 2021

Bloomin' Brands posted an average rise in restaurant-level operating profits of five percentage points.

Leadership

How the past lit a path through the pandemic for 5 top industry leaders

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 04, 2021

The chain CEOs vying to be Restaurant Leader of the Year explain how they found direction in key experiences from their past.

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