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The largest Italian restaurant chains in the U.S.

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 24, 2021

Here are the biggest full-service restaurant chains that specialize in Italian food and pizza, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

Financing

Will Burger King's chicken sandwich hurt its sister chain Popeyes? Probably not

 By Jonathan Maze on May 21, 2021

The two sandwiches are similar, but RB's The Bottom Line notes that the burger chain is probably late with its version as the market for such items has exploded.

Food

Comfort-seeking customers flocked to chicken chains in 2020

By Patricia Cobe on May 20, 2021

The leading chicken concepts in Technomic’s Top 500 sales ranking all showed positive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Financing

Fast-food chains expect a gradual return of dine-in business

By Jonathan Maze on May 20, 2021

McDonald’s expects to open more this summer while Wendy’s has most of its dining rooms open. But customers are slow to eat inside, at least for now.

Financing

Muscle Maker Grill acquires 13-unit poke chain Pokemoto

By Heather Lalley on May 18, 2021

Earlier this year, the fast casual added subscription-based meal preparation company SuperFit Foods to its portfolio.

Financing

Pandemic challenges behind them, restaurant chains push unit growth

By Jonathan Maze on May 17, 2021

More concepts are hoping they can translate improving sales to strong unit growth, either themselves or with franchisees.

Financing

These restaurant chains could all go public soon

By Jonathan Maze on May 14, 2021

Sweetgreen is the latest chain reportedly considering an initial public offering. Dutch Bros and Torchy’s are both considering a similar move and Krispy Kreme has already filed, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Vegan chain Copper Branch is acquired by a Canadian franchisor

By Heather Lalley on May 14, 2021

Foodtastic said it has aggressive expansion plans for the plant-based fast-casual chain.

Food

How one chicken chain is dealing with high prices and low supply

By Patricia Cobe on May 11, 2021

Through menu maneuvering and strong vendor relationships, Golden Chick hopes to get a grip on chicken prices and supply.

Financing

Pizza chains expect to keep a lot of their pandemic sales

By Jonathan Maze on May 06, 2021

Domino’s and Papa John’s both believe they can keep growing sales even as comparisons get tough, and say they have advertising dollars to spend, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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