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Oil pipeline company becomes a fast-casual burger chain

 Apr. 06, 2015

The Illegal Burger chain will change ownership and become a public company through a merger with Nexus Energy Services Inc.

McDonald’s create-your-taste kiosks take on NYC

 Aug. 04, 2015

The brand’s customization experiment hits its first major U.S. urban market, offering touches more often seen in the fast-casual realm, such as food delivered to tables on upgraded servingware.

Financing

Cleaning debate: In-house or outsource

By Lisa Arnett on Feb. 16, 2016

Which choice is the right one for an operation? It depends on whom you ask.

2017 Top 500: Burger

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 07, 2017

The top three burger chains, all QSRs, own two-thirds of the category's sales.

Help! I need some bodies

By Bill Main on Jun. 06, 1999

Help! Not just any bodies.

Manufacturer Spotlight March 2006

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 15, 2006

Foodservice suppliers provide a look at products designed to make an operator’s job easier.

Financing

2010 product preview: What's next?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 03, 2009

Optimism is in the air as we look ahead to 2010, but product and menu developers are proceeding with caution.

Wendy's uses Facebook to solicit menu ideas

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 02, 2011

Wendy’s, one of the industry’s more active users of Facebook, has just begun a new social media campaign that plays off its just-introduced berry-topped salad.

The week in ideas, February 17, 2012

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 17, 2012

This week: an inadvertent idea from the Heart Attack Grill. An edible balloon from Alinea. More racist receipts from idiots in our industry. And some disquieting news out of Technomic.

Food

Innovation starts with appetizers

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 01, 2012

An appetizer is supposed to whet the appetite for the rest of the meal, but these days, these first courses are serving as much more than “starters.” Restaurant customers are making whole meals out of downsized dishes, and many menus are dedicated entirely to tapas, small plates and shareable apps.

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