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Operations

TGI Fridays finds COVID to be a mother of invention

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 02, 2020

The casual-dining chain's adjustments run from field tents to headquarters. Or is that the call center?

Food

A small chain takes on the giants in the QSR chicken sandwich wars

 By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 01, 2020

Golden Chick dedicated resources and R&D muscle into differentiating its new offering.

Operations

Restaurants register support for George Floyd protests

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 01, 2020

Several chains and countless independents expressed solidarity as the movement swept the country.

Operations

Restaurants pick up the pieces after a weekend of unrest

By Heather Lalley and Jonathan Maze on Jun. 01, 2020

Across the country, operators—many of whom were readying to reopen amid the pandemic—are cleaning up after several nights of violence and looting.

Financing

Red Robin warns of a struggle to stay in business

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 01, 2020

The casual chain's revised credit facility requires $25 million to be raised from equity, and management has aired doubts about doing it in time.

Leadership

Olive Garden’s parent reinstates execs’ pre-COVID salaries

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 01, 2020

Gene Lee went from zero dollars, the pay level he set for himself to help Darden Restaurants and its employees, to $1 million a year.

Leadership

Applebee's parent starts search for a new CEO

By Peter Romeo on May 29, 2020

Current CEO Steve Joyce will not have his contract renewed, the company said.

Operations

Independent restaurants continue to bear the brunt of the pandemic

By Heather Lalley on May 29, 2020

Around the country, mom and pops—many of which served their communities for decades—are shutting their doors in record numbers.

Operations

Is it time to pass along a coronavirus surcharge to customers?

By Heather Lalley on May 29, 2020

Some operators are trying it, but consumers do not seem to support the move.

Financing

The pandemic has hastened Ruby Tuesday’s decline

By Jonathan Maze on May 29, 2020

The casual dining chain, which has been shrinking for years, has closed at least 150 locations, more than a third of the system, and many will not reopen.

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