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Emerging Brands

How far can buzz take a restaurant? Here's a cautionary tale.

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 12, 2023

Restaurant Rewind: Wagamama was going to blitz the U.S. market, or at least that was talk. Decades later, we're still waiting.

Emerging Brands

3 business legends reveal their restaurant plans

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 08, 2023

Reality Check: Starbucks’ Howard Schultz, Tesla’s Elon Musk, and serial tech disruptor Marc Lore are betting they can change the restaurant industry with new ventures. Here’s a look at what they’re envisioning.

Marketing

Sizzler aims for a renaissance by unabashedly embracing its past

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 08, 2023

The chain plans to remind lapsed patrons of what they once enjoyed, with hopes they'll bring younger members of the family back with them.

Emerging Brands

Salt Bae's restaurants look to start new chapter after poor reviews

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 23, 2023

The celebrity chef’s Nusr-Et steakhouse chain is embracing eatertainment, while the recently closed SaltBae Burger is already plotting a U.S. comeback.

Emerging Brands

Maple & Ash backers say they have proof of PPP cheating

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 18, 2023

Newly unsealed court documents contend the evidence abounds, potentially complicating the legal battles involving the high-volume concept.

Marketing

'Ain't that a dilly!': How Dairy Queen became a small-town favorite

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 08, 2023

Restaurant Rewind: Some of the biggest chains in the restaurant business are targeting small burgs as their next avenues of growth. That strategy is far from new for the pioneer of the soft-serve market.

Leadership

Union Square Hospitality names Zach Koff president of Daily Provisions

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 03, 2023

The former Shake Shack COO will oversee stepped up expansion of the restaurant/retail hybrid.

Food

Denny's adjusts the playbook for its main business while readying Keke's for expansion

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 02, 2023

Both of the company's concepts will focus on their menus, one to stress value, the other to underscore on-site prep.

Operations

Why Boston Market was once what other chains wanted to be

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 01, 2023

Restaurant Rewind: The brand is currently slogging through a challenging chapter. How did it land in such straits after such a hyped beginning?

Leadership

Revisiting the life of Benihana founder Rocky Aoki, you may need to wear a helmet

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 25, 2023

Restaurant Rewind: Calling the wrestler-turned-playboy a free spirit is like saying Michael Jordan could shoot.

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