Technology
Waffle House adds digital order-and-pay capabilities
The 24-hour diner chain expects its first major investment in digital technology to boost off-premise business. An app is scheduled to be rolled out in early 2024.
Operations
Restaurants rebel against new COVID restrictions
Operators are turning to the courts and rallying rank-and-file peers to defy new service limits.
This week's head-spinning restaurant moments included a suggestion in court that the "b" in IHOb stood for "bad news for Applebee's." That's just one of the long-shot gambles that came to light as oddsmakers considered the likelihood of restaurants charging into sports betting and who'll win the chain vs. independent bout.