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Steak 'n Shake sticks to its low-price strategy

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 11, 2018

Despite two years of weak traffic and tension with operators, the burger chain believes low prices are vital to build sales.

Top 75 Limited-Service Burger Chains Feature 'Better Burgers'

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 29, 2011

CHICAGO (August 29, 2011 - PR Newswire)—The fast-casual boom has continued to make its impact felt in the limited-service burger segment, as more than half...

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Fake meat gets real

By Steve Brooks on Jun. 01, 2012

At Karyn’s on Green in Chicago, one of chef John Gorecki’s signature dishes is a $15 crab cake.

What is “healthy” now?

By Joan M. Lang on May 01, 2013

As an entrant into the booming fast-casual segment, LYFE Kitchen brings some serious culinary cred to the table, but it’s also rapidly becoming a standard-bearer for a whole new definition of “health food.”

Fleming’s adds a second, later happy hour

Oct. 09, 2014

The chain cites a tendency of professionals to work longer, later hours. It intends to provide them with a new value-oriented drink option.

Biglari Holdings: 2015 annual meeting notes

Apr. 14, 2015

After winning a proxy battle, CEO Sardar Biglari cited “idiots” on Wall Street, expressed his frustration that shareholders don’t read his letters and noted that the battle cost the Steak ‘n Shake parent about $2 million.

The big business of franchising

By Sara Rush Wirth on Oct. 15, 2015

Top franchise companies are driving growth, finds researcher Technomic's Top 400 Franchise Report. The 200 largest franchisees grew sales 8.2 percent in 2014, 2.5 times the rate of the Top 500 chains. Unit growth among these companies, too, was three times higher than their franchisors.

EEOC: Teens unaware of right to sue

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 16, 2004

Teen workers are poorly informed about their right to sue employers who harass or abuse them, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Steak ‘n Shake freezing menu prices for a year

By Kelsey Squire on Jan. 26, 2016

The QSR is forgoing the new value meals being cooked up by competitors.

Manufacturer Spotlight September 2006

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 15, 2006

Foodservice suppliers provide a look at products designed to make an operator’s job easier.

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