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By Peter Romeo on May 13, 2021

The segment's strong April is attributed to both short-term and long-term factors, with plenty of uncertainty sprinkled in.

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Financing

Rib Crib’s CEO goes from gridiron to c-suite

By Jonathan Maze on May 05, 2021

Garrett Mills played in the NFL for six years. But his next play will be to take the casual dining barbecue chain national.

Workforce

Texas Roadhouse finds workers harder to come by than sales

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 30, 2021

The casual-dining operator says that labor is its biggest challenge, and it's already feeling pressure on profit margins.

Financing

Studio Movie Grill gets back to the movie business

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 21, 2021

The movie theater-restaurant chain has emerged from bankruptcy with a new CEO and is reopening locations as customers start venturing out again.

Financing

Technomic’s Top 500 ranking shows how bad 2020 was for casual dining

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 13, 2021

Sales plunged by more than a quarter and more than 5% of casual dining chains' units were shuttered as the pandemic put restrictions on dine-in service. Olive Garden is now the sector's biggest chain.

Financing

Punch Bowl’s sale to its lender is finalized

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 09, 2021

Crowd Out Capital’s $32 million bid for the company has been approved as a dispute with another lender is ended, paving away for it to emerge from bankruptcy this month.

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Operations

Famous Dave's test-drives a slew of potential growth vehicles

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 06, 2021

The experiments come as the barbecue chain and sister concept Granite City are finding traction with dual branding, ghost kitchens and new service models.

Operations