Noodles & Company

Marketing

Noodles & Co. to give loyalty members a new reward every day

The daily perks will include discounts and free add-ons. It’s part of a trend toward more frequent giveaways from loyalty programs.

Operations

Inflation isn't hurting traffic, at least at Noodles & Co.

The fast-casual noodle chain said its sales momentum has continued so far this year while margins are improving thanks to normalizing commodity costs.

The move precedes an Employee Appreciation Day for the fast-casual noodle chain's own 8,000 workers scheduled for March 3.

The Impossible Foods product is also featured in two new dishes following a successful market test earlier this year.

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

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

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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.

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.

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

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