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Lisa Jennings

Executive Editor

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Lisa Jennings

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Operations

Panera to shutter two more fresh dough facilities

Central bakeries for the fast-casual chain are scheduled to close in Lenexa, Kansas, and Greensboro, North Carolina, in May in an ongoing shift to par-baked, frozen bread. About 140 layoffs are expected.

Technology

Tesla's Los Angeles restaurant remains cloaked in secrecy

Elon Musk is building a supercharging center with a restaurant and movie screens. But who is doing the food? Those in the know cannot say.

Operations

Chick-fil-A takes on a piece of architectural history in Los Angeles

Raising Cane's plan to restore an iconic Googie restaurant recently caused an uproar. Chick-fil-A, meanwhile, is rehabbing another historic property with the same style. But here's why it's different.

Operations

FDA extends deadline for Food Traceability Rule

Stakeholders have been asking for more time to comply with the rule, which creates a tracking system for food throughout the supply chain and was scheduled to go into effect in January. Now they have another 30 months.

Operations

Outside the mall, the future of Cinnabon and Auntie Anne's is cobranding

Owner GoTo Foods says its snack brands, including Jamba and Carvel, can only grow by working together. But the company's CEO says it has to be done the right way.

Operations

&pizza launches franchising push, including sale of most company units

After a year of re-energizing marketing, simplifying operations and closing 13 restaurants, the 46-unit fast-casual pizza chain now hopes to reach 300 mostly franchised units by 2030.

Emerging Brands

The chicken chains just keep coming

Buzzworthy Brands: This new weekly column about emerging chains won't only be about chicken concepts. But there's no avoiding the fact that everyone wants a piece of the poultry craze.

Emerging Brands

Japan-based Global Dining Inc. wants to grow in the U.S. But not in California anymore.

The company's Los Angeles-based subsidiary just opened its third restaurant, Settecento. But the next project will likely require a move out of state, said CEO Lucian Tudor.

Leadership

Smalls Sliders confirms exit of CEO Maria Rivera

Rivera was at the helm of the fast-casual slider concept for two years. No details were given about her departure.

Operations

Forget eggs. Restaurant chains are increasingly worried about beef inflation.

Shake Shack and other brands see the cost of beef as one of the biggest risks ahead as the downcycle lingers.

Financing

Why Starbucks is redesigning its coffee shops

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s restaurant news podcast features a discussion on Starbucks rethinking its cafes, McDonald’s focus on specialist restaurant competitors and Noodles’ new menu. Also, robots and five years after COVID.

Consumer Trends

Why Sweetgreen wants to see workers come back to the office

Even five years after COVID, urban centers were dead on Fridays. But the full return-to-office movement could bring an unexpected boost, especially to fast casuals.

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