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Financing

The IPO market is apparently warming up again

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 06, 2023

The Bottom Line: Cava Group is planning an initial public offering and other restaurant companies could follow suit, so long as the market doesn't run off the rails again.

Technology

A California pizza parlor got a high-tech makeover, and business is booming

 By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 03, 2023

Owner Andrew Simmons turned his aging restaurant into a laboratory. The results: Lower prices, fewer workers and a line out the door.

Operations

How upcycling unleashes creativity, and profitability, in the kitchen

By Reyna Estrada on Feb. 02, 2023

More restaurants are finding new and innovative ways to cross-utilize ingredients in their kitchens. Operators say it promotes creativity while lowering food costs. And consumers are increasingly demanding it.

Food

Native Foods taps into Italian beef’s popularity to launch a meatless version

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 02, 2023

Chef Chris Bertke remakes the Chicago favorite, delivering the sandwich’s flavor and nostalgia to plant-based eaters.

Financing

Subway wants the world to eat a lot more sandwiches

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 02, 2023

The fast-food sandwich chain wants to add 24,000 international restaurants to catch up with other quick-service brands. But the company is also pushing big changes to grow its U.S. business.

Emerging Brands

Gregg Majewski on Craveworthy’s strategy for building emerging brands

By Lisa Jennings on Feb. 01, 2023

Synergies with Mongolian Concepts are designed to make the economic model work for both new and existing franchisees.

Financing

Red Lobster, private equity, and the problem of asset sales

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 31, 2023

The Bottom Line: Eight years after Darden sold the seafood chain, it is closing locations, talking about a “turnaround” and seeking rent concessions.

Technology

Silicon Valley’s CloudChef wants to be the Spotify of food

By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 31, 2023

The startup founded by three college friends says it can replicate the work of famous chefs, expanding access to one-of-a-kind meals.

Food

Chickenhawk breaks out of the chicken sandwich rut with a 2.0 model

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 27, 2023

Popeyes success with its chicken sandwich started a deluge on menus, but this new fast casual is putting some different ideas between the buns.

Financing

McDonald’s steps out of the political shadows

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 27, 2023

The Bottom Line: The burger giant traditionally lets others do all the talking on major political issues. But more recently it has made its voice heard on topics like California's business climate or crime in Chicago.

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