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Fast casuals Chipotle, Shake Shack and Cava take the plunge into holiday promotions

 By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 01, 2025

With more middle-income consumers stretched thin, fast-casual players are stepping up their deals and discounts in this season of seeking value.

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Subway is bringing back a modernized 'Sub Club'

 By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 26, 2025

Customers can get a free Footlong Sub after they buy three as part of the fast-food sandwich giant’s reconfigured loyalty program as the company looks to generate traffic.

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Call Your Mother alleges trademark violation by Call Your Bubbi

By Lisa Jennings on Nov. 21, 2025

An 18-unit bagel concept in Washington, D.C. has gone to court to stop another deli in New Jersey from using a similar name referencing a Jewish matriarch.

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Culver's unveils first loyalty program, Delicious Rewards

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 17, 2025

The fast-food burger chain will reward frequent customers with free food and other offers, joining the industrywide shift to loyalty programs.

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Smashburger makes another change to its logo

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 04, 2025

The fast-casual burger chain, coming off a strong summer, unveiled new branding and a new color scheme, including its latest in a series of logo changes.

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Taco Bell is already selling a lot more beverages

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 28, 2025

Drink sales at the fast-food Mexican chain have skyrocketed this year, even before it has expanded its Live Más Café concept. It plans to open more of the beverage-focused, in-restaurant cafés in Texas next month.

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Here come the AI-generated restaurant ads

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 16, 2025

Teriyaki Madness’ new ad campaign was created entirely with AI. It said it’s the first fast-casual restaurant chain to do so.

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Top-tier loyalty members at Starbucks and other chains can get premier perks at Cava

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 09, 2025

Cava launches tiered loyalty program with industry-first "status matching." Guests can jump to top Sun tier by showing premium status from airlines, hotels, or rival restaurant chains like Starbucks.

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Domino's unveils its first brand refresh in 13 years

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 08, 2025

The fast-food pizza chain has a new jingle from singer-songwriter Shaboozey, along with new branding featuring bolder colors and typeface. Premium pizzas will get a new black-and-gold box.

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Why it's Halloween all month at Chipotle

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 06, 2025

The fast-casual chain is expanding its 25th-annual Boorito deal for Halloween with a month's worth of promotions to drive customer loyalty and combat rising competition. Chipotle has been ramping up promotional activity to improve its value perception.

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