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Restaurants had a super Sunday during their 1st pandemic Super Bowl

Pizza and wing chains around the country report record sales during the big game, even though gatherings were limited to prevent the spread of COVID.

Workforce

Chicken Salad Chick moves its HQ to Atlanta

The fast casual said the move better positions the brand for growth in the Southeast and Midwest.

Emerging Brands

5 things to know about: Viva Chicken

How a fast-casual Peruvian chicken chain is trying to bring its charcoal-fired pollo to the masses.

Operations

Chipotle has raised prices on its delivery menu by 13%

The chain, seeing its margins squeezed by delivery, is trying to find the sweet spot between profitability and not driving customers away.

Leadership

Blaze Pizza adds Chris Demery as chief technology officer

Demery previously worked with Blaze CEO Mandy Shaw at Bloomin’ Brands.

Leadership

Pizza Inn’s owner is tangled in a legal battle with its former CEO

Former Rave Restaurant Group CEO Scott Crane is suing the operator for breach of contract and more, saying he was promised hundreds of thousands of shares of stock he never received.

Operations

A massive chicken wing shortage is brewing

Fueled by a pandemic-driven uptick in wing consumption, wing reserves are at their lowest in a decade and prices are steadily climbing.

Emerging Brands

Fast-casual brand Dig tries to dig out of a pandemic-fueled pit

The Danny Meyer-backed farm-to-table chain has temporarily closed more than half its stores, laid off 40% of its workforce and has hired a bank to help raise funds.

Technology