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Heather Lalley

Managing editor

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Heather Lalley

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Emerging Brands

What's the future of full-service concepts?

Restaurant Business Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo joins the Buzzworthy Brands podcast to discuss promising recent signs for on-premise brands, and how they'll be forever changed by the pandemic.

Operations

Raising Cane’s founder starts a TV series to rescue independent restaurants

“Restaurant Recovery,” which is airing on the Food Network, was created by Todd Graves to help mom and pops navigate the impacts of the pandemic.

Leadership

Wingstop’s CEO took a small pay cut in 2020

Charlie Morrison’s $6 million pay package included $2 million in bonuses, thanks to the wing chain’s strong pandemic performance.

Emerging Brands

How Jose Andres’ ThinkFoodGroup is plotting its post-pandemic future

ThinkFoodGroup is planning to open new units as it deals with the fallout from the pandemic and finds new ways to operate.

Operations

La Madeleine tests Walmart locations

La Madeleine is testing Walmart units. As big chains like McDonald’s and Subway leave their retail units, the French bakery/cafe brand plans to open 10 Express restaurants this summer.

Emerging Brands

Fast-casual chain Meatheads declares bankruptcy

But the 13-unit Chicago-based concept's lender is crying foul, calling the filing a "stunt" and arguing the filings were made in bad faith.

Food

All Fazoli’s locations are now selling chicken wings

Fazoli's installed fryers and has made pandemic-popular wings available at all franchised and company-owned locations.

Leadership

Blaze Pizza hires Brad Reynolds as CFO

Blaze Pizza hires Brad Reynolds as CFO. Reynolds most recently served as COO of multiconcept ghost kitchen operator C3.

Emerging Brands

Restaurant accelerator Venture Kitchen adds another brand to its fold

Restaurant accelerator Venture Kitchen, the owner of Blackwood BBQ and Naansense, has acquired health-focused concept FARE.

Operations

Panera Bread quietly ends self-delivery

The pandemic has pushed Panera Bread to quietly end its self-delivery program.

Operations

Del Posto closes permanently

Del Posto has permanently closed, and Melissa J. Rodriguez, the high-end Italian restaurant’s executive chef, has purchased the location with an investor group.

Financing

Chipotle’s stock appears to have no ceiling

Chipotle Mexican Grill's stock keeps surging. The fast casual, which reports its Q1 earnings next week, notched a record per share price Monday of more than $1,567.

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