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Marketing

10 most alluring LTOs on menus in July

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 09, 2018

These limited-time offers grabbed attention this summer.

Financing

JAB: The new restaurant powerhouse

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 20, 2018

Here's a look at JAB's acquisitions and restaurant concepts.

Top 500 Chains

Au Bon Pain

Jun. 19, 2018
Financing

Panera buys Au Bon Pain

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2017

The acquisition will provide Panera with an entry into nontraditional sites, and reunite management with a brand Panera once owned and operated.

Marketing

The big idea: Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Pass

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 30, 2018

Olive Garden asked a cross-functional team—finance, marketing, operations, communications and others—to build on its Never Ending Pasta Bowl promo.

Food

6 new menu items that tap 2018 culinary trends

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 30, 2018

Chains are ramping up R&D to launch on-trend dishes.

Leadership

Panera’s Ron Shaich plots his next transformation

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 12, 2018

The longtime industry veteran is not done with restaurants yet, including a number of small upstart chains.

Leadership

Ron Shaich’s theory on CEOs

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 12, 2018

After serving one company for 36 years, the former Panera Bread chief has some definite ideas about what a chain leader should be.

Operations

Top restaurant newsmakers of 2017

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 27, 2017

Count Mother Nature squarely among the parties generating the loudest buzz, along with a hotelier in a new job and a one-time online bookseller.

Marketing

Chains aim to boost traffic with pay-upfront passes

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 14, 2017

Au Bon Pain is the latest brand to unveil an endless pass of sorts.

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