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Technology

The biggest restaurant technology deals of 2021

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 05, 2022

Tech suppliers were on the receiving end of more than 100 funding rounds or acquisitions in 2021. Here’s a look at the highlights.

Financing

Subway tries a new franchising strategy: bigger operators

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 05, 2022

The Bottom Line: The sandwich giant grew into the most prolific franchise in the world with small-scale operators. Now it wants franchisees with more locations.

Operations

COVID surge shuts down restaurants yet again

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 04, 2022

This time, operators simply can’t find enough healthy employees to staff their kitchens and dining rooms for service as the highly contagious omicron variant runs like wildfire through restaurants.

Food

Menu launches off to a slow start in the new year

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 04, 2022

Taste Tracker: Chipotle abd Smoothie King tap into health; Wienerschnitzel, Crumbl and Pinkbox invite indulgence; Taco Bell tests chicken wings and the Patty Melt returns to Sonic.

Financing

Struggling Gameworks finally calls it quits

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 04, 2022

The Bottom Line: The food-and-games chain has declared bankruptcy twice over the past two decades and has struggled for years. It closed its last six units and shut down for good on Christmas Eve.

Financing

For restaurant stocks, 2021 was a tale of two halves

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 03, 2022

As pandemic concerns persisted, investors bet against casual dining and fast-casual and kept their fast-food shares.

Financing

Shift to franchising signals fresh outlook for California Pizza Kitchen

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 22, 2021

The strategy represents a new era for the chain as it emerges from bankruptcy and a decade of shrinking sales and unit counts.

Financing

Some McDonald’s franchisees have an unusual buyer: The company

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 22, 2021

The Bottom Line: The burger giant, which had been refranchising in recent years, is buying out franchisees as it prepares to recruit new operators into the system for the first time in many years.

Operations

Hey Santa, here's what restaurants really want

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 21, 2021

Reality Check: The best thing you could give restaurateurs this year is a break from the near past.

Operations

For indies, omicron brings a terrifying déjà vu

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 21, 2021

Surging COVID cases among employees and customers are forcing restaurants to temporarily shut down during what is typically a busy holiday season. And the new year brings more uncertainty.

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