Arby's

Leadership

Lots of restaurants changed CEOs this year

Papa John's, Chipotle, Panera, Buffalo Wild Wings among companies whose top executives left in 2017.

Operations

Naf Naf Grill is ready to roll

The youngest brand in Roark's expansive restaurant portfolio has been shaped and adjusted to be the company's next growth vehicle.

With their $2.9 billion merger closed, the two brands created Inspire Brands as a growth vehicle.

Inspire Brands, which owns Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings, is a new kind of brand operator.

The week's big announcements, from completion of the Arby's-BWW merger to the newest wrinkles in Chipotle's turnaround plan, sometimes overshadowed small revelations with big implications. Here are a few of those tidbits you likely missed.

The Bottom Line: Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings want to buy more brands, and they have plenty of choices.

The company opted against further investment, but its ownership of Arby's has still paid off, says RB's The Bottom Line.

The sandwich chain has acquired 40 locations from a franchisee.

Operators are taking advantage of falling meat prices when adding new sandwiches to the lineup.

Inspire Brands continues to lay its infrastructure with the recruitment of former Qdoba President Tim Casey.

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