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3 unconventional ways of touting value

 By Peter Romeo on Jan. 07, 2025

Reality Check: Discounting isn't the only way of offering a head-turning bargain. Here are some alternatives that operators as diverse as Disney and the CineMark theater chain are trying.

Food

Trouble ahead for dessert on restaurant menus

 By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 20, 2024

Price-conscious consumers are swapping restaurant desserts for less expensive homemade or store-bought treats.

Workforce

6 anvils likely to dangle over restaurateurs' heads in 2025

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2024

Everyone has a conviction about what’s ahead for the industry in the New Year. But it’s the uncertainties—the what-ifs—that should be top of mind.

Marketing

Applebee's to add endless fries and free refills to its value meals

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 17, 2024

The freebies will start Friday as part of Applebee's $9.99 Really Big Meal Deal. It is the casual-dining chain's latest effort to appeal to price-conscious customers.

Food

How Salad and Go sells fresh, made-to-order, protein-loaded salads for under $8

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 13, 2024

Behind the Menu: Going directly to the farm and focusing on flavor and efficiency puts affordability and quality front and center at the drive-thru salad concept.

Financing

Restaurant menu price inflation continues to moderate

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 11, 2024

Prices at restaurants and bars grew at a slower rate than they did at grocers, continuing a trend toward a more normalized rate of inflation.

Marketing

Applebee's picks a meal-deal fight with Chili's

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 11, 2024

Applebee’s took a page from Chili’s playbook with its new $9.99 Really Big Meal Deal. Now the bar-and-grill chain is poking its rival on social media as it looks to make up lost ground.

Operations

Chipotle raises menu prices nationally for the first time in more than a year

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 04, 2024

The fast-casual chain has held back on pricing in most regions while focusing on consistent portion sizes. But to address rising inflation, it raised menu prices about 2%.

Food

Applebee's joins meal deal trend with $10 Really Big Meal Deal

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 12, 2024

The meal features a bacon cheeseburger or chicken sandwich, fries and a fountain drink. It’s part of a new approach to value at the casual-dining chain.

Financing

Red Robin dials up discounts after 2 years of resistance

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 07, 2024

The casual-dining burger chain said the deals are needed to compete in the highly promotional market, and are designed to show off its improved food and service.

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