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Leadership

Panera Bread names Niren Chaudhary CEO

The former Krispy Kreme executive will take over for the retiring Blaine Hurst.

Financing

Burger King dismisses its suit against a large franchisee

The 37 locations in Southern Texas owned by Guillermo Perales will remain open.

Marketing

KFC enlists the Chippendales to sell its new Cinnabon Dessert Biscuits

The chain introduced the “KFC Chickendales,” with personalized Mother’s Day videos featuring the dancers.

Financing

Chipotle receives another food safety subpoena

The fast-casual chain revealed that it received a request for information regarding last year’s incident in Ohio, sending its shares falling.

Financing

Chipotle’s same-store sales surge, thanks to digital

Online and mobile orders doubled in the first quarter as the company’s comparable-store sales rose 9.9%.

Workforce

McDonald’s vows to hire more older workers

The company is working with AARP to target employees as it seeks to hire 250,000 for the summer.

Financing

Technomic: First quarter sales and traffic fall

Customers paid higher prices at restaurants early this year, but they went out less often, according to the March Technomic Chain Restaurant Index.

Financing

Do the delivery economics work?

Domino’s is the latest company to question the sustainability of the current model. RB’s The Bottom Line takes a look.

Financing

How The Halal Guys found its name—and its growth

CEO Ahmed Abouelenein joins "A Deeper Dive" to talk about how the chain went from a nameless NYC cart to an international growth chain.

Financing

No, Domino’s won’t use third-party delivery

Third-party services’ growth hit the pizza chain’s same-store sales, but the company believes its unit development strategy will win in the long run.

Financing

5 takeaways from the Beyond Meat IPO filing

The plant-based burger maker plans to raise more than $200 million in an initial public offering. Its filing details the market’s massive growth.

Topics

Why do struggling chains always turn to franchising?

Companies with steeply falling sales frequently turn to franchisees to turn stores around. RB’s The Bottom Line examines whether this is a good idea.