management

Top 6 chain CEOs of 2014

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 10, 2014

Leadership was a particularly strong factor in distinguishing winners from losers in the restaurant business this year.

Romano's Macaroni Grill closes all Missouri locations, including Columbia restaurant

Dec. 30, 2014

The struggling chain is exiting the market as part of a revitalization effort.

7 traits that helped Danny Meyer build the Shake Shack empire

Jan. 02, 2015

Business Insider looks at the keys to a fine-dining specialist’s success in the fast-casual sector.

Resistance is futile

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 12, 2015

The restaurant industry should say yes to a minimum-wage hike, and focus its energies on determining the size of the increase and the schedule for implementing it.

Leadership

The builder: Steve Silverstein

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 22, 2015

No one has ever quit, claims this casual chain—and that includes Not Your Average Joe's tenacious founder Steve Silverstein.

Cinnabon’s Kat Cole gets a new job

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 05, 2015

After leading the bakery chain for four years, Cole is stepping up to group president of the concept’s parent company, Focus Brands. Her duties as Cinnabon president have been assumed by former COO Joe Guith.

Financing

Chipotle unwrapped

By Steve Brooks on Feb. 09, 2015

Everyone is clamoring to be the next Chipotle. So what are the secrets to success for this industry strongman? We pull back the foil for a closer look.

Darden names Lee as CEO

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 23, 2015

The casual-dining giant’s new board has decided its interim chief was the right person to lead the company on a less-tentative basis.

Leadership

Get to Know: Jack Crawford

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 27, 2015

Why Crawford? Some say the NRA has a message problem when it comes to its stance on hot-button topics; they've got a good story to tell but are being beat by unions and lawmakers. Will its newest chairman make a difference? He might, based on his past at Ground Round Grill & Bar, based in Freeport, Maine.

…But bad weather didn’t freeze the industry’s Feb. sales

Mar. 09, 2015

Snowstorms and frigid temperatures in many areas of the country didn’t prevent the nation’s restaurants from enjoying an uptick in business during February, according to economic indicators released separately last week.

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