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Chicago concepts to scout

 By Restaurant Business Staff on May 16, 2014

For restaurateurs on the road, dining out is never just a quest for a delicious meal. It’s a mission to gather inspiration and intelligence from other concepts—from operational gurus to the competition. This is the dining guide for you.

The week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Report card time

 By Peter Romeo on May 16, 2014

Shareholders fail Chipotle’s Steve Ells and Monty Moran. Outback tries to turn C’s into A’s—if it can find enough opportunities. And fast casual dominates the honor roll—again.

Yum names 40-year-old Niccol to head Taco Bell

May 21, 2014

Roughly a month after promoting Greg Creed to CEO, Yum has dropped the other shoe by announcing his successor as the head of Taco Bell.

The week's 5 head-spinning moments

By Peter Romeo on May 23, 2014

Adjustments in tech strategies, a big promotion that slipped past unnoticed, why every big chain should be scared and the day fast food lost its mind.

Hedge fund seeks to replace Darden's board of directors

May 23, 2014

Stillman, the founder of T.G.I. Fridays and Smith & Wollensky, and Blum, an architect of Olive Garden’s growth in the chain’s heyday, are among the industry veterans dissident shareholder Starboard Value wants on a completely new Darden board.

Leadership

Mix it up with Middle Branch's Lucinda Sterling

By Patricia Cobe on May 27, 2014

With a B.S. in psychology and business, Sterling’s goals did not include professional bartending, but her skills turned out to work to her advantage.

Leadership

The rainmaker: Phil Romano shares industry knowledge

By Peter Romeo on May 29, 2014

Phil Romano has a knack for creating restaurant concepts that set industry standards. His next venture: Sharing that knowledge with the next generation of restaurant entrepreneurs.

The week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Bombshell revelations edition

By Peter Romeo on May 30, 2014

Cracker Barrel plans a fast-casual entry, chains stress there’s actual cooking in their kitchens, fast-food breads rise into more exotic territory, employers detail their pay ladders and Chipotle reveals its throughput and why franchising is unfair to talent.

The week’s head-spinning moments: Chipotle insights, madness worries

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 13, 2014

Steve Ells shares Chipotle’s high-speed formula, Applebee’s joins Starbucks in making recharging news, possible food safety madness resurfaces and where experts say P.F. Chang’s customer data is for sale.

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Get to know vending machine guru Luke Saunders

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 17, 2014

With no food experience beyond his own kitchen but plenty eating less-than-desirable meals on business trips, Saunders saw a niche to fill.

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