Dave & Buster's

Workforce

Fast-growing restaurant chain focuses recruitment on Toys R Us employees

The Main Event food-and-games concept is holding an open house for Toys R Us staffers who have or are about to lose their jobs.

Operations

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Time sucks

Strange times can bring equally unusual developments to the restaurant industry. Here's the proof.

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

Only a stretch can explain this week's blunders, mishaps and cons.

Oak Hill Capital is buying the chain in collaboration with management.

The sports bar category is defying casual dining overall.

Offers adults a place to play, with American fare, a full bar, arcade games and billiards

The adult-focused arcade-and-bar concept rolled out a “New is what we do” slogan over the summer

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.

Larger world events turned restaurateurs' heads this week. Here are the reactions that spun observers' noggins.

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