Noodles & Company

Financing

Where are all the restaurant customers?

Despite a booming economy, restaurants are still struggling with traffic, and here’s why, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Noodles & Co. sales surge, thanks to Zoodles

The company’s zucchini noodles helped same-store sales and traffic in the second quarter.

The fast-casual chain said its same-store sales have turned positive after years of weakness.

Kevin Reddy has stepped down as CEO of the Noodles & Company fast-casual chain.

The former Noodles & Company exec is slated to help the chicken chain spur growth.

With venison, buffalo, and squab now offered on mainstream menus, fans are getting wild with their dinner orders.

The franchised concepts run by Doherty Enterprises range from giants like Applebee’s to relative newcomers like Noodles & Company, but they sport similar traits.

Tom Mears on the lessons, the labors and the passions of the restaurant life.

Bad financial results have restaurant chain executives citing all kinds of factors for their top- and bottom-line difficulties, from an unexciting football season to high legal fees. Do they have a case? It depends.

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