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Culver's is one of the restaurant industry's most underappreciated growth stories

The Bottom Line: The Wisconsin-based burger chain has grown consistently, with a combination of improved unit volumes and new restaurants. Even when consumers were cutting back.

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Companies shift to cost-cutting mode amid post-pandemic challenges

The Bottom Line: Recent moves by Krispy Kreme and Jack in the Box highlight the profit challenges some restaurant chains are having and suggest boards and investors are losing patience.

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Hilton's new 'apertivo hour' offers an Italian-style rooftop bar experience that spans the seasons

Behind the Menu: The hotel’s food and beverage team transformed the former summertime bar atop the Conrad New York Downtown into Leonessa, turning the space into a three-season destination with a cocktail list filled with spritzes, bitters, martinis and spirit-free drinks.

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The fast-casual chain is moving from paper chits to an AI-powered digital system that will cut service times in half. It's in 400 units now and will be rolled out systemwide by the end of the year.

The 2025 DoorDash Delivery Trends Report provides a snapshot of Americans’ food, drink and tech preferences and how they’ve changed.

The company said that a sale is the most likely scenario, based on potential interest. Yet it comes despite continued challenges for Del Taco that have hammered profits.

The fast-casual chain is one of the last to report first-quarter results on Thursday. This traffic-tracking research firm says visits were up 20%.

Scream Truck allows customers to summon its ice cream trucks via text. The high-tech concept plans to expand nationwide, and into other cuisines like pizza.

Bucking first-quarter trends, the fast-casual chain reported same-store sales up 10.8%, including a 7.5% increase in traffic.