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Leadership

Inspire Brands names Frank Sickelsmith chief development officer

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 08, 2022

The owner of Arby’s, Sonic and Dunkin’ is bringing in the former Autogrill executive to help speed its international growth.

Marketing

Chains hope to score big with Final Four activations

 By Heather Lalley on Mar. 30, 2022

Marketing Bites: Wendy’s tries a Twitter-activated vending machine; Pizza Hut drives the Struggle Bus; Dunkin’ gets into makeup, and more marketing news of the week.

Operations

Arby’s owner Inspire Brands had record sales in 2021

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 25, 2022

The restaurant group generated $30 billion last year, a double-digit increase, and each of its six brands set growth records of their own.

Marketing

Marketing Bites: Chicago indies band together on dining promo

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 16, 2022

Plus, Dunkin’ gets in on the NCAA athlete partnership action, McDonald’s teases the annual return of its minty-green treat, and more.

Food

Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day rule menus this week

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 08, 2022

Heart-shaped pizzas, doughnuts and trays; Hard Rock's Super Bowl and Valentine’s specials; football themes at BWW, Subway and Moe’s.

Financing

Dunkin’ buys 31 restaurants, and plans to keep them

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 08, 2022

The traditional franchise has acquired some restaurants in Ohio, following parent Inspire Brands’ strategy for brands to own some locations. But it will remain “asset-light.”

Financing

The coffee business goes to the drive-thru

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 20, 2022

Giants like Starbucks and Domino’s are building more drive-thrus while regional drive-thru chains have exploded. And consumers are flocking to them.

Operations

Buffalo Wild Wings' parent names John Varughese international COO

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 29, 2021

The former SVP of Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins will have responsibility for the field operations of all of Inspire Brands' holdings.

Food

It's a lot harder to get Dunkin's Beyond Sausage Breakfast Sandwich

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 23, 2021

The plant-based product is available in just a handful of states, but the coffee chain said it continues to work with Beyond Meat.

Food

It's no summer vacation for menu innovation

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 22, 2021

Taste Tracker: Old Chicago and Oath launch new pizzas; salads with global flavors debut at Noodles & Co. and Saladworks; bubbles pop at Dunkin’; and more menu news of the week.

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