News

PizzaRev acquired for $1.1M by Amergent Hospitality

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 02, 2021

The struggling fast-casual pizza chain, which has closed all but 12 locations, is now owned by the parent of Little Big Burgers and others.

Food

Regulators want input on labeling lab-grown meats

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 02, 2021

The USDA is soliciting public input on what sort of information should be provided to consumers. The news comes as a well-known American chef is poised to add the proteins to her menu.

Leadership

IHOP adds 2 executives to its senior management

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 02, 2021

In what the family chain describes as key hires, MIchael Kaufman has come aboard to focus on strategy and analytics, and Jacob Barden has moved over from Burger King to oversee development.

Financing

Former Popeyes executives team up to get into Bojangles

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 02, 2021

Cedartown Chicken, led by former Popeyes Chief Development Officer Greg Vojnovic, has acquired seven locations in western Georgia and will develop 11 more.

Financing

Chili's parent buys 23 units from a longtime franchisee

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 02, 2021

Brinker International, which is buying up franchised units, did not reveal how much it paid Chesapeake Foods for the Mid-Atlantic region restaurants.

Financing

A look at restaurants' mixed relationship with delivery

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 01, 2021

This week’s episode of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” examines several recent events in the delivery landscape and why the business is so fascinating.

Premium

Financing

A look at Fat Brands’ four-year growth run

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 01, 2021

Since 2017, Fat Brands has gone from making small deals on the margins to engineering nine-figure acquisitions. It is now 10 times the size it was when the shopping spree began.

Leadership

Sweetgreen co-founder faces backlash after comments linking COVID to poor diet

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 01, 2021

In a now-deleted LinkedIn post, Jonathan Neman, whose salad chain filed to go public in June, linked the pandemic to obesity and called for a ban on “food that is making us sick.”

Financing