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Financing

Luby's completes sale of 26 properties amid ongoing liquidation

 By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 01, 2021

The cafeteria chain has already sold both of its restaurant brands and is still shopping its foodservice management business and remaining real estate.

Operations

First Watch views its limitations as its greatest asset

 By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 01, 2021

The newly public chain continues to innovate within its “daytime dining” framework, adding alcohol and developing a prototype designed to drive more top-line sales.

Financing

Logan's Roadhouse parent completes purchase of J. Alexander's

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 30, 2021

SPB Hospitality has added the polished-casual concept and its four sister brands to its large portfolio.

Financing

First Watch raises $170M in IPO

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 30, 2021

The breakfast-and-lunch chain priced shares at $18 with trading set to begin Friday.

Operations

Why Bartaco made a big investment in reducing its carbon footprint

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 30, 2021

The casual-dining chain offset 11,000 metric tons of carbon this year without a traditional ROI in mind.

Leadership

Famous Dave's parent hires global development expert to lead franchising

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 24, 2021

Manny Packing was most recently director of international real estate and construction for Inspire Brands.

Financing

Amid pandemic uncertainty, Darden finds less is more

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 23, 2021

Olive Garden’s parent has hit on a more streamlined business model that it intends to take beyond the COVID era.

Leadership

Finding handcuffs, new CEO of Genghis Grill's parent aims to free his team

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 22, 2021

Jimmy John's vet Gregg Majewski intends to bulldoze what's been holding back the industry's largest collection of stir-fry concepts for decades.

Workforce

How Cracker Barrel plans to shake the staffing slump

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 21, 2021

Labor challenges contributed to a difficult summer at the chain, but it has a few reasons to feel optimistic.

Leadership

Dave & Buster’s CEO Brian Jenkins to retire

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 21, 2021

Jenkins, who helmed the eatertainment brand through the depths of the pandemic to a record-setting quarter, will stay on as an advisor with the chain until the end of November.

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