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Operations

The reincarnation of the all-day restaurant

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 02, 2022

Call them modern diners, cafe-bar hybrids or neighborhood hangouts, restaurants that operate from breakfast through late night are having their moment post-pandemic.

Technology

Online ordering comes to the dining room

 By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 01, 2022

Tech check: As people get back to dining in, tech providers are evolving to be of use inside the restaurant as well as out.

Financing

Fast-food restaurants search for the right notes on value

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 01, 2022

The Bottom Line: With their costs soaring, chains are moving off traditional value prices. But some are cutting back on what’s included with the offer. There are perils either way.

Financing

How Lone Star Steakhouse fell off its horse

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 28, 2022

Reality Check: Once a worthy rival of Texas Roadhouse, LongHorn and Logan's, the brand is no longer around. Here's why.

Financing

Demand for restaurant franchises soars, despite a bevy of challenges

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 25, 2022

Brands are setting records for development and newer franchisors are selling agreements like crazy. But there are risks to all this growth, for both the company and the operators.

Financing

KFC grew in the U.S. for the first time in 17 years in 2021

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 25, 2022

The chain lost its status as the country’s biggest chicken concept. But eight years of same-store sales growth, new remodels and an improved outlook has the company looking forward.

Technology

Delivery got an omicron boost, but don't expect it to last

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 25, 2022

Tech Check: After stagnating in the first part of 2021, DoorDash and Uber Eats made a leap in the fourth quarter as COVID-19 cases rose.

Financing

Fast food restaurants are taking a lot of price, and executives are OK with that

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 25, 2022

The Bottom Line: Operators are raising prices at levels not seen in decades. They say consumers are paying them. But that may only last so long.

Operations

How The Wiener's Circle became a Chicago icon by slinging insults with its char-dogs

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 24, 2022

The inside story of a hot dog stand that has become a social media favorite, thanks to the unique way it deals with customers and passersby.

Financing

3 things to think about Subway’s 2021

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 23, 2022

The Bottom Line: The company’s sales announcement this week provided an incomplete picture of its performance. But that doesn’t mean we can’t draw some conclusions.

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