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This week’s 6 head-spinning moments: Sales therapies

Cheesecake Factory says it has a second fast-casual venture in the works, Dunkin' convenes a workforce Woodstock, Noodles clears the table and McDonald's touts its merits as a first job.

Food

7 menu trends spotted at the NRA Show

Here’s what’s happening in food and drink that can power your menu in the year ahead, as seen and heard at the sessions and in the aisles of this year's convention.

Overall, the varied menu category is flat, up .3% in sales to $23.9 billion and .5% in units to 7,792.

A favorite among millennials, the chain is known for its extensive varied menu of 200+ scratchmade items and signature cheesecakes

The polished casual with a big menu opened its first New York City location in 2016

The successes or failures of one big fast-casual brand have the ability to drastically shift results.

This week's most arresting restaurant developments seemed to come in groups, raising the risk of neck injury for the keen observer. Here's a painless review of the head-spinning moments you may have missed.

How low can restaurants sink? Farther than you may have thought, suggested industry observers who set out to find that outer boundary. Here, in a special edition of Restaurant Nightmares, are the absolute worst restaurant dishes, names and demonic collaborations.

When it comes to restaurant brands, the sales leaders are not always consumers’ favorites for a variety of reasons. Chains best at parlaying customer satisfaction into sales are hard to beat.

During a summer of extremes, what else could we expect but a week of restaurant mosts and leasts? Here's a sampling.

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