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Operations

Why fast casuals are investing in nontraditional locations

 By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 26, 2021

Restaurant concepts are breaking out of the brick-and-mortar mold, seizing growth opportunities at colleges, stadiums, c-stores and similar venues.

Operations

Which are tomorrow’s hot restaurant concepts?

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 24, 2021

The hottest growth concepts feature inexpensive and focused menus and a lot of salads, bowls and bubble tea.

Food

Chipotle is testing a new plant-based chorizo

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 19, 2021

The chain is testing the protein at some restaurants in Denver and Indianapolis. It is made with pea protein.

Operations

Inside the surprise Panera Brands deal

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 05, 2021

Niren Chaudhary, CEO of the newly formed fast-casual supergroup of Panera Bread, Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels, discusses why the trio banded together and what to expect.

Financing

The real ‘next Chipotle’ was Chipotle all along

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 21, 2021

The burrito chain has regained its business model five years after it was lost following its food safety crisis, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Operations

Fast casuals unleash a flurry of new prototypes

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 12, 2021

Some of their designs, created to meet changing consumer demands post-pandemic, blur the lines with quick-service chains.

Financing

Panera Bread sells Au Bon Pain to a Yum Brands franchisee

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 30, 2021

Ampex Brands Family of Companies, a 400-unit operator of Yum concepts and 7-Eleven, will acquire the concept, which is getting a new leadership team.

Operations

The largest bakery/café chains in the U.S.

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 24, 2021

Here are the biggest fast-casual bakery concepts in the country, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

Operations

The biggest fast-casual Asian and noodle chains in the U.S.

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 24, 2021

These Asian and noodle chains generated the most sales last year, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

Financing

After a strong year, Fazoli’s starts thinking big

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2021

The fast-casual Italian chain says its sales have thrived over the past year, thanks to its drive-thrus, setting it up for unit growth for the first time in a decade.

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