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Marketing

Buffalo Wild Wings resurrects its 2-for-1 wings deal

The brand’s new owner is betting the deal will appeal to midweek customers without the margin pressures that nixed it two years ago.

Consumer Trends

Arby’s gives faux-meat fans a ribbing

The meat-centric chain has lifted the napkin off its first “megetable,” the carrot-like (but turkey-based) Marrot.

Leadership

Inspire bolsters its C-suite with 2 appointments

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 12, 2019

Don Crocker moves up to chief development officer, and Chris Held joins the Buffalo Wild Wings parent as chief supply officer.

Technology

Plaintiffs ask to resolve a lawsuit over Arby’s data breach

By Peter Romeo on May 09, 2019

A U.S. court has been asked to ratify a $2 million payment.

Top 500 Chains

Arby's

May 03, 2019

Get Top 500 data: sales, units and YOY change, average unit volume, and company/franchise units, as well as Technomic’s analysis, growth forecast and more.

Leadership

Inspire Brands boots up a different sort of website

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 02, 2019

The new site provides a detailed assessment of the company’s economic impact on each state.

Leadership

Inspire Brands names Raghu Sagi chief information officer

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 25, 2019

Darla Morse will become the CIO of another Roark Capital-owned company, CKE Restaurants.

Operations

The top 9 restaurant trends of 2018

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2018

A challenging year brought fundamental shifts in the market and a white-elephant sale of troubled concepts.

Operations

The top restaurant news developments of 2018

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2018

Here's a look back at the news eruptions that shaped the restaurant industry in 2018.

Marketing

The 10 most unique LTOs on chain menus

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 13, 2018

The originality of these limited-time items piqued consumer interest in November.