Pei Wei Asian Diner

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5 restaurant mysteries solved this week

The industry now knows what a pile of frozen pizzas were doing inside a Little Caesars, and just how far In-N-Out intends to grow beyond its California roots.

Marketing

Why did Pei Wei dig through the trash at Panda Express?

Pei Wei is sparring with its fast-casual rival in an online marketing campaign highlighting menu transparency.

Flighty may best describe the 2014 restaurant customer. End-of-year trend predictions revealed that he or she may be seeking adventurous flavors on one visit, value on another.

The system was added chainwide after an investment in other tech.

With most chains trying to score valuable real estate on their customers’ phones, the Restaurant Business team took a look at 25 restaurant apps to see what’s working—and what’s not.

Former NPC COO John Hedrick quietly joined the chain last month.

The fast-casual sibling of P.F. Chang's serves made-to-order Pan-Asian favorites in a quick setting

Jim Lebs is the latest addition to the fast casual’s executive team.

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

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