Lisa Jennings

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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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