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Denny's hires Brinker CIO Pankaj Patra as chief digital and technology officer

 By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 13, 2023

Patra will assume the newly created position after spending 15 years at Brinker.

Financing

5 things we're looking for this earnings season

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 13, 2023

The Bottom Line: What are consumers like right now? Is Ozempic going to ruin the restaurant industry? Can Burger King maintain its momentum? Here’s what we want to know.

Financing

Companies can still win in a tough environment, it's just harder

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 13, 2023

The Bottom Line: The owner of Papa Murphy’s says that consumers are getting “more demanding,” which is exactly what happens in a market when people are cutting back.

Food

Domino's shifts its focus to menu innovation

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 13, 2023

The pizza chain is seeing some strong results with its Pepperoni Stuffed Cheesy Bread, its second new product introduction this year. Expect more from the chain.

Leadership

Diversified Restuarant Group and Paris Baguette name new executives

By Reyna Estrada on Oct. 13, 2023

Executive Summary: A roundup of high-level job changes in the restaurant business includes changes for Curbit.

Financing

The best-performing malls have this restaurant in common

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 13, 2023

Malls with a Cheesecake Factory are more likely to be current on their loans, according to a Moody’s analysis. But the chain may not be retail's white knight.

Food

Chicken nuggets are everywhere but Taco Bell thinks it can do them better

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 12, 2023

The chain is scheduled to begin a test of all-white-meat, whole-muscle chicken nuggets with two new sauces in Minneapolis on Thursday.

Marketing

Proposal to turn Calif. pot dispensaries into restaurants goes up in smoke

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 12, 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the measure, citing concerns about employees' exposure to secondhand smoke.

Financing

Domino's sees better times ahead

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 12, 2023

The pizza chain, which saw another decline in same-store sales, expects sales to improve later this year and into 2024. But profitability is already better.

Financing

Restaurant prices keep rising faster than inflation

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 12, 2023

Food away-from-home prices continue rising faster than grocery prices, even as they are more muted from previous years’ increases.

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