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These full-service restaurant chains opened the most locations last year

In an overall down year for full-service unit growth, these five brands bucked the trend. And the leader might surprise you.

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Dave's Hot Chicken provides Roark Capital with some needed growth

The Bottom Line: More than half of the private-equity firm’s restaurant chains shrunk last year, including Arby’s, Subway and Sonic. And only six of its chains, not counting Dave’s, grew more than average.

College basketball fever goes beyond sports bars and wing joints this year, as steakhouses, pizza chains and Asian concepts compete to score big.

Visits jumped by as much as 74% on days the promotion ran last month, according to data from Placer.ai.

The casual-dining chain is taking a cue from none other than Red Lobster by offering bottomless wings for $20. “What can go wrong?” it said.

The full-service chicken wing chain this week opened its 100th Go location and has franchisee commitments to open nearly 600 more of the takeout-focused restaurants.

The owner of Dunkin' and Arby's is in the early stages of discussions on an initial public offering that could value the company at $20 billion, according to Bloomberg.

Scott Murphy was named chief brand officer and will oversee the company’s restaurant brands in the U.S., while Dan Lynn was named chief commercial and restaurant officer.

Sauce innovation can be a magic bullet that sets a restaurant apart from the competition, especially in the crowded chicken and burger categories.

The 99-cent fee, described as a test, has been the target of customer complaints and even a lawsuit.

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