Continue to Site >>>

News

Operations

3 great restaurant mysteries Agatha Christie couldn't solve

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 13, 2023

Reality Check: Missing coalitions, mystery associations and fair food are head-scratchers that have us vexed. And we've read all of Sherlock Holmes.

Marketing

Some Mass. restaurants are OK'd to accept SNAP payments

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 12, 2023

The state becomes the eighth to allow recipients of the aid previously provided in the form of food stamps to use the funds for restaurant meals.

Marketing

Forget Threads. Casual restaurants are going retro in their latest marketing

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 12, 2023

Reality Check: 3-for-$10 (or thereabouts) and buy one/take one home deals are back in vogue.

Technology

Domino's, long an aggregator holdout, joins the Uber Eats Marketplace

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 12, 2023

The pizza chain will enable customers to order through the aggregator’s mobile app, starting in four test markets this fall.

Technology

Red Robin to stop using MrBeast Burger, other virtual brands

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 12, 2023

The chain is turning its focus inward as part of a turnaround effort, said CEO GJ Hart. It's one of MrBeast Burger's largest fulfillment partners.

Financing

Domino's Uber Eats deal acknowledges the reality of the third-party marketplace

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 12, 2023

The Bottom Line: The pizza delivery chain believes it can generate billions in global pizza sales by jumping on third-party aggregators’ marketplaces. In so doing, it acknowledges that the business has become a key sales tool for restaurants.

Financing

The story behind Burger King's turnaround effort

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 12, 2023

A Deeper Dive: Tom Curtis, president of Burger King in the U.S. and Canada, joins the podcast to talk about the chain’s “Reclaim the Flame” comeback strategy and its progress.

Beverage

National Restaurant Association releases new beverage alcohol trend research

By National Restaurant Association on Jul. 12, 2023

The report captures new data on adult diners who are likely to order drinks, and how operators have changed their drinks options to drive new trends.

Consumer Trends

Takeout becomes America's preferred dining mode

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 12, 2023

More than half of people say they’d rather get their food to go than eat it at a restaurant, according to a new survey from US Foods. And they’re doing it a lot more often.

Financing

Restaurant menu price inflation shows some signs of easing

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 12, 2023

The industry appears to be slowing its rate of price hikes as overall inflation eases. But restaurants are still raising prices faster than grocers.

  • Page 195