Restaurant Business Exclusive Content
Financing
How did restaurants do last month? It depends on who you ask
The Bottom Line: Overall restaurant industry sales improved in March, according to federal data. And some trackers of major chain traffic show improvement. Others reflect a continued difficult market.
Food
North Italia reinvents happy hour and brunch, updates classics for Spring menu rollout
Behind the Menu: Corporate chef Chris Curtiss reworked Italian favorites with refined techniques and created new dishes and drinks for the casual-dining chain, all with an eye on affordability and seasonal ingredients.
Emerging Brands
Currito finds its groove, 20 years in
The healthful, fast-casual concept has struck a chord as a franchise brand that plays in the same space as non-franchised Cava, Sweetgreen and Chipotle.