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Searches for "cheap eats" and "meal deals" have spiked this year, according to the platform’s 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry Report.

The private-equity firm made a major investment in the casual-dining chain, which filed for bankruptcy last year but dismissed it in January. Hawkers will start adding locations almost immediately.

The Bottom Line: A pair of firms are reportedly making a play for Papa Johns, and Bojangles is apparently on the market again. Buyers appear eager to take on certain types of restaurant chains.

The Japan-born franchise brand has 540 units globally, but only nine in the U.S. CEO Troy Hooper expects to see 20 to 25 open across the country in the next 12 months.

The company is giving managers more say in new product and operations tests at an early stage. It is also giving them more say as the company increases staffing levels this summer.

The sibling family-dining chains are modernizing their food and restaurants as they look to appeal to younger, on-the-go customers.