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Lisa Jennings

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Lisa Jennings

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Chipotle TV ad celebrates ‘The 88 Club’ to kick off Dallas-Tampa Bay game

The burrito chain will introduce LTOs for the menu highlighting Dallas Cowboys' wide receivers who wore the number 88.

Marketing

Wingstop launches a lineup of chicken sandwiches, then quickly runs out

Shortages after social media-fueled demand are becoming more common. Is it strategy?

Marketing

Au Bon Pain reveals brighter and modernized new look

Parent Ampex Brands plans to open its first Café of the Future next year and will remodel existing corporate units.

Emerging Brands

Kevin Hart’s new restaurant Hart House aims to reinvent fast food, and not by being plant based

Hart House CEO Andy Hooper hopes to redefine the QSR employment experience with higher wages and benefits that go way beyond the industry standard.

Workforce

California's FAST Act may still hit the small chains and independents it's meant to spare

Those outside the fast-food sector worry they may have to raise wages to compete for workers.

Marketing

Chipotle Mexican Grill unveils cargo pants made of napkins

First it was cilantro soap, then the ‘Water Cup Candle.’ Now the fast-casual chain is creating upcycled athleisurewear.

Operations

Celebrity chef Maneet Chauhan faces backlash after closing her restaurant Chaatable in Nashville, Tenn.

Celebrity chef Maneet Chauhan faces backlash after closing the Nashville restaurant Chaatable.

Food

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s latest test: Chicken Al Pastor

Chipotle Mexican Grill is testing Chicken Al Pastor at 94 restaurants in Denver and Indianapolis.

Leadership

Freddy’s promotes Brian Wise to the role of COO

Freddy's promotes Brian Wise to role of chief operating officer, and Jerry Kunz is named Vice President of Finance.

Technology

Panera to test voice ordering in drive-thrus around Rochester, N.Y.

Two units will test OpenCity’s voice bot system called "Tori" in hopes of cutting wait times and improving accuracy.

Operations

Lettuce Entertain You to join forces with Tao Group Hospitality to create a private members club in Chicago

Chicago-based Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants is joining forces with New York-based Tao Hospitality Group to develop a private membership club in Chicago next year.

Workforce

Workers at a Michigan Chipotle become the first to vote in a union

The Lansing-area unit will be represented by a local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

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