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Why are restaurant sales holding up? Credit 'funflation'

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 16, 2023

The Bottom Line: Consumers continue to spend their money on food and entertainment even as the cost for it soars, and they’re spending less on sporting goods and furniture.

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.

Technology

Chipotle and Sweetgreen are in a robotic arms race

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 13, 2023

The two chains are duking it out for tech superiority as they attempt to prove that robotic makelines could transform the fast-casual space.

Leadership

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.

Food

Noodles know no boundaries with Nick Graff leading R&D at Noodles & Company

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 12, 2023

The executive chef and VP of culinary has accelerated innovation and taken the menu where it hasn’t ventured before.

Marketing

A ridiculous number of Americans have worked at a McDonald's

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 12, 2023

The burger giant’s latest promotion, called the “1 in 8 Initiative,” highlights the percentage of Americans who’ve worked at one of the chain’s locations at some point in their lives.

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