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Smashburger

Leadership

Tom’s Urban appoints industry vet Shannon McNiel as president and COO

 By Heather Lalley on Sep. 12, 2018

The emerging eatertainment brand, from the founders of Smashburger, positions itself for growth.

Financing

Smashburger’s Tom Ryan dishes on the burger wars

 By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 08, 2018

In the latest edition of RB's podcast, "A Deeper Dive," we also talk about Chipotle’s recovery from food safety-related sales challenges.

Financing

Smashburger’s owner wants to buy another chain

Jul. 03, 2018

Jollibee Foods wants to buy a Mexican concept, and there are plenty to choose from, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Top 500 Chains

Smashburger

Jun. 19, 2018
Workforce

7 reasons to show your employees they matter

By Peter Romeo on May 22, 2018

Speakers at the National Restaurant Association's annual convention underscored how severe the labor situation has become—and how vital it is to foster retention by showing appreciation of the current staff.

Marketing

Smashburger aims to capture millennial cool with Snapchat

By Kelsey Squire on Mar. 18, 2016

The chain is leaning into the social media platform more than ever before.

Smashburger names chief brand officer

By Kelsey Squire on May 02, 2016

The fast-casual chain has appointed co-founder Tom Ryan to the post.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

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.

Consumer Trends

3 ways young consumers will change restaurants’ booze business

By Jill Failla on Dec. 13, 2016

Consumers between the ages of 21 and 34 are transforming the alcoholic beverage market at restaurants and bars. The new On-Premise Intelligence Report from Technomic and the Beverage Marketing Corp. shows how.

2017 Top 500: Burger

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 07, 2017

The top three burger chains, all QSRs, own two-thirds of the category's sales.

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