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Food

Marijuana and Earth Day vie for menu attention this week

 By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 19, 2021

Taste Tracker: 4/20 specials at Jack in the Box, Sticky’s Finger Joint and more; sustainability rules at Ike’s and Sweetgreen; Smashburger dials up the heat on chicken sandwiches; and new LTOs make their debut.

Financing

Quaker Steak & Lube sold for $5M

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 26, 2021

Seller Travel Centers of America said its nonfuel revenues were being dragged down because of full-service restaurant closings.

Food

Value and comfort trump innovation in recent LTO launches

By Patricia Cobe on May 11, 2020

The pandemic has slowed R&D, but chains are luring consumers with meal deals.

Food

Health competes with indulgence and whimsy in recent LTOs

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 28, 2020

New menu launches tap into diet-friendly fare, Super Bowl promotions and more.

Food

Menu news of the week

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 17, 2019

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

Financing

Quaker Steak & Lube is winning with small-footprint units

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 13, 2019

Three years after filing for bankruptcy protection, the casual-dining chain is finding smaller units can work wonders.

Leadership

The challenges of stepping up in the family business

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 23, 2018

Tim Doherty was named the president and COO in May of the restaurant company his father started and built into one of the industry’s largest franchise operations. Like a lot of second-generation leaders of a family business, he found the job has its own set of challenges and joys.

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Financing

Quaker Steak offers an LTO—for franchisees

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 29, 2018

A limited-time deal will cut the usual fees for recruits who agree to open multiple units.

How Quaker Steak and Lube shrunk its footprint—and grew its business

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 23, 2011

Restaurant renovations are on a lot of minds at the NRA show this year.

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