See how Subway grew one store at a time from a small business to one of the largest chains in the United States under the watchful eye of Fred DeLuca.
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Marketing Bites: Taco Bell perfected the feature with its Taco Tuesday Drops, and several other brands have since added their own version, offering everything from merch to free food.
Sit-down restaurant chains showed signs of life last year. But much of the growth came from just a few brands, primarily Chili’s.
Behind the Menu: Chef Rene Pisciotti has kept R&D constantly in motion at the chicken chain to build a strong pipeline. First order of business: A signature chicken tender.