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Founding family sells control of Whataburger

The Dobsons will become minority investors in the 69-year-old burger chain, with the majority stake held by BDT, a financial institution that specializes in funding family-run businesses.

The Power 20

The influencers on this year’s Power 20 list aren’t just changing the menu within their own organizations—they are altering how the entire restaurant industry thinks about and approaches menus. They are the disruptors and the rebels who dare to go in a different direction.

Top 500 chains

Check out Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report, providing a peek at the data as well as insights into the shifts and trends impacting the industry.

Recent Stories

Inside Salata’s rebrand

The National Restaurant Association Show Expands Executive Leadership Team

A lot of restaurant chains are for sale right now

Founding family sells control of Whataburger

Investor offers to buy Red Robin

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Financing

Jack in the Box ordered to pay a former employee $15M

A former supervisor said she was terminated after she requested an accommodation for an on-the-job injury.

Workforce

Should restaurant staff get annual raises?

The issue presents a contradiction: Operators want to reward workers based on merit; workers want to be paid for putting their time in, Advice Guy says.

Food

Tyson adds its weight to the plant-based meat market

The company’s Raised & Rooted brand joins Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat in a booming market.

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Financing

A big franchisee’s financial challenges puts more pressure on Pizza Hut

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Financing

How small restaurant chains can compete against the big guys

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Operations

Dave & Buster’s stock tumbles as it revises its financial forecast

The eatertainment chain cites mounting competition and an unfavorable calendar for a lackluster Q1.

Food

The value and versatility of chicken on today's menus

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Workforce

QSR chain counters union pressure by calling for a vote

Little Big Burger wants employees of all its Oregon stores to decide right away if they want union representation, and labor forces aren’t happy about it.