Operations
Auntie Anne’s steps out of the mall
The pretzel chain is opening food trucks and locations in urban areas in a bid to evolve.
Financing
3 ways restaurants are benefiting from retailers’ woes
E-retailers' wallop of brick-and-mortar stores is fostering opportunity for places that sell food instead of jeans and sneakers.
Restaurants traditionally rely on chicken and turkey to be menu profit makers. Usually in good supply and always a good buy in relation to other proteins, operators often turn to poultry to keep costs in check when red meats and seafood skyrocket. But that strategy may be dampened in the months ahead.