News

Sweetgreen plans to open more automated restaurants next year

By Lisa Jennings on Nov. 02, 2023

The salad chain expects to open as many as nine of its Infinite Kitchen locations in 2024 while two to four existing units will be retrofitted with the robotic make lines. More are planned for 2025.

Food

How Beatrix nails the all-day restaurant format with its chef-driven menu

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 02, 2023

With corporate chef Andrew Ashmore at the helm, the Lettuce Entertain You concept pulls in crowds for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Financing

Third-party delivery has become a huge sales driver at Papa Johns

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2023

The pizza chain, which outperformed its largest competitors last quarter, now gets 15% of its sales from companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats.

Marketing

Restaurant chains are feeling festive already

By Reyna Estrada on Nov. 02, 2023

Marketing Bites: Various chains launch holiday promos; Dunkin’ and Bark team up on dog toys for a cause; and chicken chains celebrate National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day in creative ways.

Premium

Workforce

Pluck off, Chicken Littles

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 02, 2023

Reality Check: The industry's tendency to portray every legislative or regulatory proposal as a restaurant killer is getting very old. Couldn't we be adults and focus on the real effects, like less opportunity?

Financing

Starbucks plans more stores and more technology

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2023

The Seattle-based coffee giant believes it has plenty of room to add more stores in the U.S., but it also believes that efficiencies can cut $3 billion in costs over the next three years.

Financing