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Financing

Abuelo's Mexican chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

 By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 03, 2025

The casual-dining chain blamed sales declines, rising costs and staffing challenges for its financial issues.

Food

How Velvet Taco puts 52 unique limited-time tacos on the menu every year

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 22, 2022

A robust R&D pipeline constantly keeps WTF, the fast casual’s Weekly Taco Feature, filled with inventive tacos. Director of Culinary Venecia Willis makes it happen.

Food

Election Day and next-gen family meals drive menu launches

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 27, 2020

Taste Tracker: Pizza for voters at Pieology; kits and family meals make a comeback at Tijuana Flats and Cotton Patch Cafe; and Red Lobster goes for Asian flavors.

Food

Health competes with indulgence and whimsy in recent LTOs

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 28, 2020

New menu launches tap into diet-friendly fare, Super Bowl promotions and more.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

2017 Top 500: Mexican

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 08, 2017

The Mexican category overall saw sales increase by 0.9% to $18 billion and units by 4.1%, to 12,656.

Abuelo's

Jun. 11, 2017

Units are large with painted murals, statues and courtyards and a menu inspired by family recipes

Top 500 Chains

Abuelo's

Jun. 12, 2017

Its Tex-Mex menu pairs with an upbeat setting and murals

Financing

20 top full-service chains in satisfaction and sales

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 23, 2017

When it comes to restaurant brands, the sales leaders are not always consumers’ favorites for a variety of reasons. Chains best at parlaying customer satisfaction into sales are hard to beat.