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John Y. Brown, a force behind KFC and Kenny Rogers Roasters, dies at age 88

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 28, 2022

The onetime Kentucky governor also played a role in the development of Lum's, Ollie's and Chicken By George.

Leadership

Dutch Bros names Christine Barone president

 By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 28, 2022

The former CEO of True Food Kitchen and ex-Starbucks executive will take over company operations as it targets 4,000 locations.

Leadership

US Foods taps former Performance chief Dave Flitman as CEO

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 28, 2022

Flitman, who left the distributor's arch-rival in 2018, will assume the top job on Jan. 5.

Leadership

Paul Baldasaro named COO of growing Taco Mac sports bar chain

By Lisa Jennings on Nov. 28, 2022

The former Mellow Mushroom exec will lead operations and training for the 27-unit brand in Georgia and Tennessee.

Food

Taste Tracker: Del Taco brings back tamales and Outback and Bennigan’s shake up holiday cocktails

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 28, 2022

Festive drinks from Bad Ass Coffee; Hard Rock’s World Cup burger; Taziki’s dessert mashup; and more menu news of the week.

Emerging Brands

Romacorp Inc. readies the new fast-casual Bones & Burgers

By Lisa Jennings on Nov. 28, 2022

This offshoot of the full-service Tony Roma’s barbecue brand is designed for nontraditional and smaller spaces.

Financing

SBA releases $83M in additional RRF aid

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 23, 2022

The assistance grants will be distributed to 169 operators who've already been notified of their funding.

Financing

Greg Flynn expands his hotel holdings with an 89-inn deal

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 22, 2022

The big Applebee's and Panera franchisee is acquiring control of the properties through a joint venture.

Financing

What is the future of restaurant automation?

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 22, 2022

A Deeper Dive: Profitality Principal Juan Martinez joins the RB podcast to talk about the growing use of automation, its future role and potential impact.

Financing

Swig gets new majority owner in Utah’s Larry H. Miller Co.

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 22, 2022

The fast-growing beverage chain is poised to go coast-to-coast with backing from the business group and former Utah Jazz owner.

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