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Workforce

Get ready for a new push to raise wages

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 15, 2023

Reality Check: With housing costs at nosebleed levels, pressure is building to adjust pay rates accordingly.

Operations

The restaurant industry appears to be losing it

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 14, 2023

Reality Check: If a friend or relative were acting the way restaurateurs recently have, we'd all be calling someone.

Technology

Restaurant tech learns the price of unbridled growth

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 14, 2023

Tech Check: Overhauls at Olo, Grubhub and Nextbite signal the end of the pandemic tech boom, and the need for more responsible growth.

Emerging Brands

All aboard: Kura's high-tech sushi train picks up speed

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 14, 2023

The fast-growing Japanese brand wants to bring sushi to the American masses by outsourcing much of the work to machines.

Emerging Brands

Peter Piper changes its model to grow outside its core markets

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 13, 2023

Parent company CEC Entertainment recently opened a fast-casual version, Peter Piper Pizzeria, in a bid to differentiate itself from sister chain Chuck E. Cheese.

Financing

Would Subway be better off going public?

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 12, 2023

The Bottom Line: The sandwich chain is likely to sell to a private-equity firm that will load the company up with debt. An IPO could fetch a higher valuation. So why is it not taking that route?

Financing

The Culture Wars come for Chick-fil-A and Cracker Barrel

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 12, 2023

The Bottom Line: Typically, political blowups like the type the two chains felt recently do not translate into sales declines. But recent events may have changed that equation.

Food

Why Chili's is changing its chicken tenders and margaritas

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 09, 2023

The brand is reformulating some of its most popular menu categories as it looks to boost sales and get back on consumers' radars.

Food

Fuku's new chicken sandwich pays tribute to Pride Month

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 08, 2023

Every June, David Chang’s fast casual offers a sandwich LTO to support the LGBTQIA+ community. The Sashay Filet Biscuit is the latest.

Financing

Restaurants join the layoff party

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 08, 2023

The Bottom Line: Chipotle’s corporate layoffs follow actions by McDonald’s and Wendy’s, though the companies insist it’s not all about any looming recession.

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