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Operations

Which restaurant brand really invented the drive-thru? Here are some clues.

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 07, 2023

Restaurant Rewind: It's a mystery with no fewer than five claimants to the title of innovator.

Food

How a few menu board tweaks generated sales for A&W

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 26, 2023

The root beer and burger chain reconfigured its menu boards to emphasize its more popular items. The result was consistently improved sales.

Financing

How restaurants are coping with the labor shortage

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 13, 2021

A&W CEO Kevin Bazner joins this week’s episode of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” to talk about labor challenges and what his company is doing to overcome them.

Financing

How the Restaurant Revitalization Fund let restaurants down

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 10, 2021

Operators say the potential lifeline was jerked away in an information vacuum that left them angry and frustrated.

Financing

A&W Restaurants hopes its sales translate into more locations

By Jonathan Maze on May 27, 2021

The chain saw its sales take off last year. It now hopes to get franchisees to buy units again after taking a break during the pandemic.

Workforce

Restaurants say hiring is thwarted by a generous uncle named Sam

By Peter Romeo on May 15, 2021

Sweetened unemployment benefits are seen as the main reason by far for the industry’s recruitment challenges.

Food

Nathan’s launches a meatless hot dog based on its original recipe

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 26, 2021

Nathan's Famous partnered with a plant-based food company to recreate the flavor profile of its iconic frankfurter.

Financing

SBA moves closer to sending out $29B in restaurant grants

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 19, 2021

A seven-day pilot program is set to begin within the next two weeks. But the agency has yet to set date to start fielding actual applications.

Operations

Marriott tests replacing the breakfast buffet with vending machines

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 06, 2021

The lodging giant’s Fairfield Inns brand is providing hot breakfast sandwiches and an array of cold a.m. standards via kiosks, with snacks and beverages offered throughout the day.

Operations

A&W finds the gale force of the pandemic to be a tailwind

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 13, 2020

Having locations in the areas where city dwellers have hunkered down because of the COVID-19 crisis proved a boon for the venerable brand. The key was having drive-thrus.

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