casual dining

Financing

Good Times feels the pandemic’s differing impact on quick service vs. casual dining

Its two chains saw similar sales shifts—one sharply up, the other steeply down

Marketing

Chili's parent gets into the wings delivery business

It's Just Wings will provide its signature product from the kitchens of Chili's and Maggiano's.

Operations

Red Robin adjusts to a changed consumer

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 10, 2020

Research conducted by the chain revealed new guest preferences and concerns. Here's how the brand is responding to conditions cited by a number of chains as the new reality.

Financing

With sales down 61%, J. Alexander’s reconsiders delivery

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 10, 2020

The polished casual dining chain is testing the service, potentially ending a long-held prohibition.

Leadership

Steve Provost succeeds Kelly Baltes as Maggiano’s president

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 08, 2020

Brinker said the switch reflects a change in its management structure.

Financing

The pandemic has hastened Ruby Tuesday’s decline

By Jonathan Maze on May 29, 2020

The casual dining chain, which has been shrinking for years, has closed at least 150 locations, more than a third of the system, and many will not reopen.

Financing

Robert Earl group agrees to buy 45 restaurants from Bravo and Brio's parent in $29M deal

By Peter Romeo on May 28, 2020

The operator of Planet Hollywood and Buca di Beppo is paying just $50,000 in cash for FoodFirst Global Restaurants.

Marketing

Buffalo Wild Wings turns a spotlight on Applebee's new virtual restaurant

May 28, 2020

The casual-dining brand known for its wings is portraying its rival's venture as a ruse to fool consumers into thinking they're ordering from a local joint.

Financing