Welcome to Restaurant Business’ Week in Review for the week of June 9, 2025.
Upscale soup dumpling chain Din Tai Fung has the industry’s highest average unit volumes. At $27.4 million last year, that’s more than double the next closest chain.
Hardee’s filed a counterclaim against a big franchisee that is the only one in the system to close most of its restaurants at 2 p.m. The fast-food franchisor is asking a federal court to sign off on its decision to terminate Paradigm Investment Group’s franchise agreement.
Krispy Kreme is out of the cookie business, selling its remaining stake in Insomnia Cookies for $75 million.
Starbucks’ latest gambit to improve operations? Giving store managers ownership over testing early-stage ideas and sharing the results systemwide.
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