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Joe Guszkowski

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Joe Guszkowski

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Emerging Brands

Seafood boil concept Shell Shack ready to grow behind private-equity boost

The seven-unit Dallas-based chain plans to start opening five restaurants a year after its acquisition by TriSpan Partners.

Technology

Tech roundup: Delivery customers tend to be young and rich

Income may be an even more important factor than age when it comes to who orders delivery. Also, more funding rounds, Goldbelly's TV channel, and another pizza robot.

Technology

The year in restaurant technology

What we got right and wrong about tech going into 2021, plus the developments we didn’t see coming.

Operations

The restaurant industry’s biggest winners in 2021

See why steak chains, college athletes and labor unions had a good year.

Operations

Cracker Barrel has high hopes for its delivery business

The chain expects its virtual brands and ghost kitchens to generate incremental sales, though it’s still too early to tell just how well they’ll do.

Financing

Cracker Barrel gets back to pre-COVID form—sort of

The chain’s same-store sales are back to status quo thanks to better staffing. But the underlying business looks a bit different.

Food

Texas Roadhouse now sells steak online

Customers can order ready-to-grill meats from its newly unveiled Butcher Shop website.

Marketing

Which chains spend the most on social media ads?

A well-known coffee brand has dominated people's feeds recently, according to new research from BrandTotal.

Technology

Tech roundup: DoorDash is thinking differently about automation

The company is building its own bots and targeting the "middle mile." Also, Uber Eats Pass is no more and Toast unveils new tools.

Financing

Casual-dining growth turns asset-heavy

Companies like Chili’s and Texas Roadhouse are buying back franchises in a reversal of the refranchising approach that has held sway for decades.

Technology

Drone delivery service Flytrex raises $40M

The company has been working with restaurants including It's Just Wings and El Pollo Loco and plans to keep expanding.

Emerging Brands

Inside Epic Kitchens, a ghost kitchen/fast-casual hybrid

The company’s new Chicago location blurs the line between delivery hub and food court. It plans to open five more in the next year.

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