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Remembering Ruth's Chris founder Ruth Fertel

 By Peter Romeo on May 09, 2023

Restaurant Rewind: She could barely afford to open her first restaurant. Now the empire she founded through smarts and a refusal to be stopped is selling for $715 million. Here’s her story.

Financing

An activist investor believes 7-Eleven would be better off on its own

 By Jonathan Maze on May 09, 2023

The Bottom Line: Value Act Capital wants parent company Seven & i Holdings to spin off the convenience-store giant. But the conglomerate is holding firm.

Food

Restaurants find new and more creative ways to get bacon on menus

By Nancy Kruse on May 08, 2023

State of the Plate: RB Menu Trends Columnist Nancy Kruse dishes on America's favorite protein, and the creative methods chefs are using to make it available to customers.

Financing

Just 10 chains account for more than 25% of restaurant sales

By Jonathan Maze on May 08, 2023

The Bottom Line: McDonald’s, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Dunkin’, Burger King, Subway, Domino’s and Chipotle have all grown more dominant since the pandemic.

Food

Global flavors highlight menus at Quiznos, Qdoba and Mendocino Farms

By Patricia Cobe on May 08, 2023

Meal deals at Noodles & Co., TGI Fridays, Long John Silver’s and Cotton Patch; BJ’s and Pinkbox offer Mother’s Day specials; and Sonic, Friendly’s, P.J.’s and more make menu news this week.

Workforce

Child-labor violations are giving restaurants an even darker black eye

By Peter Romeo on May 08, 2023

Working Lunch: A few bad players are making the whole business look bad. And yet there's worse to come.

Food

Burger King goes Hollywood with launch of 'Spider-Verse' Whopper on a red bun

By Patricia Cobe on May 08, 2023

The limited-time promotion ties into the movie release of Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse, coming to theaters in June.

Emerging Brands

Co-founder of Whole Foods Market launches new Love.Life restaurant in Los Angeles

By Lisa Jennings on May 08, 2023

John Mackey and several former Whole Foods execs are building a restaurant brand around the notion that food is medicine. The plant-based restaurant is only one part of the brand, which will later include medical services and wellness programs.

Leadership

BurgerFi CEO Ian Baines to retire in June

By Lisa Jennings on May 08, 2023

Baines plans to stay on as a consultant for another 12 months while a replacement is found. COO John Iannucci will lead as interim.

Financing

Did the operating environment push franchisees into bankruptcy? Sort of

By Jonathan Maze on May 05, 2023

The Bottom Line: Soaring food and labor costs made it a lot more difficult for restaurants to generate a profit last year. But both Hardee’s and Burger King had long-term problems that played a bigger role in those bankruptcy filings.

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