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Heather Lalley

Managing editor

Articles by
Heather Lalley

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Workforce

Postmates workers plan labor action, with Chipotle as a pawn

The group’s #GuacOff is calling for sick leave, hazard pay and personal protective equipment as it refuses to deliver Chipotle orders for the next three days.

Financing

Independent restaurants to Congress: We need $120B to stay alive

The newly formed Independent Restaurant Coalition is asking for a stabilization fund that would not be able to be accessed by large chains or publicly held companies.

Financing

Boston Market purchased by Engage Brands

The struggling rotisserie chicken chain has closed dozens of units amid a revenue slide in recent years.

Operations

Georgia restaurateurs band together in keeping their dining rooms closed

More than 50 operators took out an ad to say “public safety is the top priority” and vowed to keep their restaurants shuttered amid the governor’s OK.

Food

Chipotle adds new Lifestyle Bowls for cooped-up consumers

The fast-casual chain is targeting those who’ve gotten off track with their health and fitness goals while self-isolating.

Operations

Texas to reopen restaurants at 25% capacity

The state’s governor announced Monday that dining rooms in his state can partially reopen on Friday.

Marketing

Restaurants boost the off-premise experience with ‘quarantune’ playlists

From on-brand songs to pre-pandemic restaurant sounds, here’s what operators are doing to bring dine-in ambiance home.

Emerging Brands

Emerging chains flip from growth mode to survival

Restaurant Business has been profiling Buzzworthy Brands for the past year. Many of these brands have had to shift their focus as the coronavirus pandemic halted their growth.

Emerging Brands

Chicken Salad Chick revisits its scrappy roots to survive the coronavirus crisis

The fast-casual chain is adding pop-up drive-thrus and seeing success with bulk preorders of its chicken salad.

Financing

Sweetgreen returns its $10M PPP loan

The fast casual joins restaurant chains Kura Sushi and Shake Shack in returning the federal funds amid mounting criticism over the disbursement process.

Operations

Chipotle plots its post-pandemic expansion

The fast-casual burrito chain, which has no debt and more than $900 million in cash, sees real estate opportunities in recently shuttered stores.

Operations

Chipotle must pay $25M fine in food safety case

The fast-casual Mexican chain announced an agreement with the federal government in the case stemming from foodborne illness outbreaks dating back to 2015.

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