Earnings Report Q1 2025

Several restaurant chains reported surprisingly weak sales coming out of 2024 and into 2025. But a few chains have broken through these challenges to surprise customers and investors. Check out the latest restaurant company earnings roundup.

Earnings Report Q1 2025

Noodles & Company drives 1Q traffic with jazzed up mac and cheese

Only seven weeks into the most comprehensive menu overhaul in brand history, the fast-casual chain is seeing results, with traffic up 1.8%, despite a cautious consumer.

Earnings Report Q1 2025

Sweetgreen's typical April bloom is dampened by consumer tariff fears

Traffic and product mix declined 6.5% in the first quarter and headwinds continued in April. The fast-casual salad chain blamed the decline on consumer caution, but also the lingering effect of Los Angeles wildfires.

Uncertainty in the macro environment slowed sales for the fast-casual chicken brand. But CEO Michael Skipworth said the brand is in a good position to navigate what he feels will be short-term pain.