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Food

This week’s menu news

A roundup of items that are in the works or launching in chains.

Operations

Outback, Carrabba’s switch to a hybrid delivery setup

Parent Bloomin’ Brands is partnering with DoorDash, an arrangement that will also add lunch delivery from Bonefish Grill.

Leadership

Restaurants sit out a new effort to curb gun violence

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 12, 2019

A sizable swath of the business community is leaning on the Senate to pass potential safeguards, but restaurants are not part of it.

Operations

Panera to expand into airports

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 26, 2019

A partnership with HMSHost will bring the fast-casual chain to airports and travel plazas beginning next year.

Food

Panera eyes new dinnertime lures

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 19, 2019

The 10 items about to be tested are intended to bolster both on-premise and delivery sales.

Consumer Trends

Pret A Manger buys a chain to fuel Veggie Pret’s growth

By Peter Romeo on May 22, 2019

Pret parent JAB is adding the U.K.’s Eat to its stable, but for its conversion potential.

Top 500 Chains

Panera Bread

May 03, 2019

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Leadership

Panera Bread names Niren Chaudhary CEO

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 26, 2019

The former Krispy Kreme executive will take over for the retiring Blaine Hurst.

Operations

Panera eyes new tap-and-go setup for coffee sales

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 15, 2019

The chain will test new technology to streamline a.m. service, part of a larger push to provide more convenience and higher-quality items.

Leadership

Panera’s parent voluntarily owns up to its Nazi past

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 25, 2019

The family controlling JAB Holding Co. acknowledges that an earlier version of the company used slave labor during World War II and that two predecessors were guilty of unprosecuted war crimes.

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