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The week's 5 head-spinning moments

 By Peter Romeo on May 23, 2014

Adjustments in tech strategies, a big promotion that slipped past unnoticed, why every big chain should be scared and the day fast food lost its mind.

McAlister’s Deli gets a new president

 By Kelsey Squire on Jul. 06, 2016

The appointee replaces Carin Stutz, who recently left the fast casual for the C-suite at Red Robin.

Operations

New delivery model gains speed

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 11, 2017

More chains are giving a self-delivery/third-party hybrid a try.

Family Regains Ownership of Harker

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 25, 2006

Speaking on behalf of the Harker family, Jim Harker said, "Harker's represents more than a family legacy to my wife Cheri and my sister Vicki (Harker)...

Pink or no pink

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 17, 2014

A social-media meltdown last month could have been avoided if Phoenix burger joint The Attic had enlisted a practice in play at similar spots.

Red Robin scraps its Burger Works fast-casual venture

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 01, 2016

The full-service casual chain said it might revisit the use of smaller units in the future, but as a way of tapping the boom in takeout and delivery.

Financing

Tax reform has restaurants confident heading into 2018

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 10, 2018

But companies at the ICR Conference reveal the industry’s conflicting challenges regarding sales.

Starting at Z

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 07, 2007

From day one David Zebny envisioned Z Square as a chain of hip restaurants with high-quality food, modest prices and enough design variety for each place to at least look different from the rest.

City Council raises Chicago minimum wage to $13 by 2019

Dec. 03, 2014

The mandated hourly rate will rise in stages until mid-2019, starting with a $1.75 hike, to $10, next July. After hitting the $13 mark, the minimum wage will be indexed to the local cost of living index.

Restaurants hit pause button on expansion

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 07, 2016

With new outlets providing less of a return, operators are directing capital elsewhere.

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