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Noodles & Company

Financing

High chicken prices give Noodles & Company a headache

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 28, 2022

The noodle chain’s profits missed expectations as inflation ate into margins, but company executives believe that commodity prices have peaked.

Marketing

Noodles & Company responds to high inflation with a new value menu

 By Reyna Estrada on Jul. 22, 2022

The fast-casual chain has launched a new $7 menu, saying its customers have started demanding lower prices.

Marketing

Noodles’ new brand identity comes with big employee perks

By Heather Lalley on May 04, 2022

Marketing Bites: Noodles & Company embraces Uncommon Goodness, Sweetgreen lands a new athlete ambassador, and chains get creative for Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day.

Financing

Chicken prices are causing big headaches for Noodles & Company

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 28, 2022

The pasta chain, where half of all customers order a dish with chicken, is adding a temporary $1 surcharge to those items because of soaring protein costs.

Financing

Noodles & Company got hit by a COVID one-two punch

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 24, 2022

The combined impacts of the delta and omicron surges cost the fast casual $8 million in estimated revenue from temporary closures and reduced hours during the fourth quarter.

Food

Noodles & Company’s new high-protein, low-carb noodle went through hundreds of iterations before it hit the menu

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 19, 2022

LEANguini launched earlier this month, but Chef Nick Graff and his team spent two years on R&D to perfect the pasta.

Financing

Construction delays slow new restaurant openings for Noodles & Company

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 28, 2021

The slowdown comes as the fast casual posted record average unit volumes and 16.3% same-store sales growth for its third quarter.

Workforce

Noodles & Company sees retention boost after adding employee benefits

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 28, 2021

The fast-casual chain released its first impact report Thursday, noting that both management turnover and hourly employee turnover have decreased.

Operations

Noodles & Company to raise prices again as commodity, labor costs soar

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 04, 2021

The fast-casual noodle chain is raising prices 3% starting next week, on top of 2.5% pricing taken earlier this year.

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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