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Joe Guszkowski

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Joe Guszkowski

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Technology

Wonder hires a CFO as it lays groundwork for an IPO

Gabrielle Scheibe Rabinovitch joins the fast-growing food hall/delivery company from Worldpay and will help get Wonder “IPO-ready” by early next year.

Technology

Travis Kalanick's plan to reshape restaurants isn't adding up

Tech Check: The Uber founder and CloudKitchens CEO unveiled a new company, Atoms, which envisions a new Golden Age through automation. It’s starting with a bowl-making robot for restaurants.

Financing

Why restaurants should watch out for fake news

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly restaurant news discussion podcast looks at fake news, Darden earnings and Andy Wiederhorn.

Financing

Olive Garden and LongHorn start the year with a bang

The two casual-dining chains reported strong sales growth in the first months of 2026, prompting parent company Darden Restaurants to upgrade its annual forecast again.

Food

Maggiano's is boosting portion sizes as part of new comeback campaign

The Italian casual-dining chain will now give customers 20% more pasta and bigger helpings of protein for the same price. It’s also expanding its four-course family-style menu with more options.

Technology

Pie Five owner cuts ties with Uber Eats after fee hike

Rave Restaurant Group, which also owns Pizza Inn, says it is leaving the delivery app after its broad-based price increases last week.

Technology

Why this POS company believes it can dominate the market for Asian restaurants

Tech Check: Chowbus has won over thousands of Asian operators by offering tech that speaks their language, literally. It just raised $81 million to keep expanding.

Financing

Some struggling Kona Grill locations to be rebranded

After years of steep same-store sales declines at the upscale Asian chain, parent company The One Group will convert five of them into Benihana or STK.

Financing

McDonald's tests the limits of value pricing

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly restaurant news discussion podcast looks at McDonald's latest value offer, trouble at Noma and Uber Eats' fee hikes.

Marketing

Buffalo Wild Wings mixes two trends into one wild cocktail

The Espresso Proteini contains Muscle Milk protein powder and is flavored like a chicken wing. The chain says the unusual combination is “uniquely B-Dubs.”

Technology

Investor urges restaurant tech firm PAR to explore strategic alternatives

Voss Capital, which owns more than 13% of PAR stock, argued that the POS company’s struggling share price does not reflect its true value.

Marketing

For restaurants, 'fake news' is becoming a real problem

The rise of AI and social media is allowing misinformation to flourish, and forcing restaurants to be more vigilant in snuffing it out.

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