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Operations

Why fast casuals are investing in nontraditional locations

 By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 26, 2021

Restaurant concepts are breaking out of the brick-and-mortar mold, seizing growth opportunities at colleges, stadiums, c-stores and similar venues.

Workforce

A bad image costs chain restaurants’ new hires—and aid dollars

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 26, 2021

Independents had an easier time getting staff and federal relief, according to new data from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Financing

Ghost kitchens hit the bigtime with Wendy’s deal

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 25, 2021

The chain’s 700-unit deal with Reef Kitchens signals that delivery-only locations could be the next big battleground for big concepts, said RB’s The Bottom Line.

Technology

Ghost kitchens find a new gear

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 24, 2021

Wendy’s plan to open 700 units with Reef Technology is a new high-water mark for the delivery-only restaurant business.

Operations

How Panda Express is luring convenience-focused diners

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 24, 2021

The nearly 40-year-old fast casual, known for its hot foods serving line, is eyeing new store formats and upgraded tech to shorten the “customer journey” to its heaping plates of orange chicken.

Topics

Subway looks to boost its international development

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 23, 2021

The chain has signed a deal with PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk to expand in Indonesia as it looks to add more units overseas.

Technology

Why the company that pioneered the cash register is getting into cryptocurrency

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 22, 2021

With the purchase of software provider LibertyX, NCR believes it could have hundreds of thousands of crypto payment touchpoints by next year.

Financing

The great restaurant consolidation wave picks up steam

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 20, 2021

As chains come out of the pandemic, they are buying other concepts at a breakneck pace. Here’s why, according to RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Steak, chicken and pizza have won the recovery

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 20, 2021

RB’s The Bottom Line looks at the winners and losers from the past quarter and finds some impressive results, but many chains are still a long way from recovery.

Financing

Baskin-Robbins hopes its new owner and prototype keep its momentum going

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 19, 2021

The ice cream chain was doing well going into the pandemic, then took off as consumers ordered a lot of treats. And then it was sold to Inspire Brands.

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