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Operations

How the pandemic will change the way restaurants are built

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 01, 2020

Operators across segments are planning smaller locations optimized for off-premise as consumer habits change rapidly.

Operations

Outback gets a $21K pop from dining-room reopenings

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 11, 2020

Sales for the Bloomin’ brand have climbed to within 13.6% of 2019 levels.

Operations

Texas restaurants find reopened dining rooms are no silver bullet

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 08, 2020

Operators' assessments of the returning business are mixed.

Operations

Buffalo Wild Wings unveils a delivery and takeout riff called Go

By Peter Romeo on May 11, 2020

The new format, featuring a limited menu and sparse seating, will make its debut this week.

Financing

Texas Roadhouse restaurants turn cash-positive again

By Peter Romeo on May 05, 2020

A surge in to-go sales has pushed stores close to profitability, executives say.

Operations

Chili’s races to have 300 dining rooms open by Friday

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 30, 2020

The Brinker International chain has already rehired 10% of furloughed workers, with recruitment accelerating to handle an expected surge in business from pent-up dine-in demand.

Operations

Surge in Olive Garden’s to-go volume holds unit sales slide to 44.8%

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 20, 2020

The Darden Restaurants chain is now generating takeout and delivery sales at an annualized rate of $2.8 million per store.

Food

Family meals and meal kits continue to be popular for takeout and delivery

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 07, 2020

Family meals and kits appeal to households sheltering in place.

Financing

Off-premise soars, but Olive Garden’s same-store sales drop 59.7%

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 07, 2020

Parent company Darden Restaurants' fine-dining group saw steeper declines as dine-in sales plunged.

Operations

Is Cheesecake Factory making it?

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 06, 2020

Per-unit sales are running at about a third of the volume of pre-COVID-19 days, but that's still $3 million in annual per-store revenues. And costs have been aggressively cut.

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