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Honeygrow's 'boring' strategy that is working

 By Lisa Jennings on Jul. 07, 2025

This 60-unit fast casual is expecting to hit 100 all-company-owned restaurants before 2027 with a menu of made-to-order stir fry and salad. But don't call it a bowl concept. Hear why founder and CEO Justin Rosenberg sees this as something different.

Emerging Brands

How this Australia-based Mexican chain hopes to break into the Chipotle-dominated U.S. market

 By Lisa Jennings on Jul. 01, 2025

Guzman Y Gomez is a more-than 220-unit fast-food brand in Australia, Japan and Singapore. Its American-born founder hopes to prove the concept in Chicago.

Operations

Family, fish and fortitude: San Pedro Fish Market's story of survival

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 27, 2025

This iconic family-run restaurant went from a $30 million business serving 3,000 to a parking lot popup. Along the way, they built a media brand they hope will help them cruise into the future.

Operations

In-N-Out Burger sues YouTuber for trademark violation in prank videos

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 25, 2025

Content creator Bryan Arnett allegedly pretended to be an employee in the drive-thru, making "lewd, derogatory and profane remarks" to customers and disparaging the brand in social media posts.

Operations

Giordano's is set to open new restaurants for the first time in years

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 24, 2025

After a string of closures, the Chicago deep-dish pizza chain is ready to expand again under new CEO Nick Scarpino. It's also adding a lighter style of pizza.

Operations

RATIONAL’s iCareSystem AutoDose helps you keep your oven clean without the extra effort

Sponsored content from our partner RATIONAL on Jun. 23, 2025

Maintaining clean and hygienic equipment is one of the most important tasks in food service — and also one of the most despised.

Financing

How the owner of Krystal and Logan's Roadhouse makes it work

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 18, 2025

A Deeper Dive: Josh Kern, CEO of multi-brand operator SPB Hospitality, joins the restaurant finance podcast to talk about the company’s brands and their futures.

Financing

A look at Din Tai Fung's eye-popping average unit volumes

By Joe Guszkowski and Lisa Jennings on Jun. 13, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: On this week’s restaurant news discussion podcast, we talk about Starbucks’ ongoing turnaround plans, a new format for Fuzzy’s, and the unbelievable AUVs at Din Tai Fung.

Emerging Brands

The new concept Ballers hopes to capture the cross-court consumer

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 06, 2025

The latest food-and-games concept focuses on pickleball, padel and other racquet sports. With $30M raised by a powerful group of investors, it is scheduled to debut in Philadelphia next month.

Operations

BJ's Restaurants gets back to what it's great at

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 04, 2025

After years of trying to be everything to everyone, the casual-dining chain is narrowing its focus to a handful of core menu items in hopes of standing out in a crowded market.

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