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Marketing

Chains aim to boost traffic with pay-upfront passes

Au Bon Pain is the latest brand to unveil an endless pass of sorts.

Food

Smashburger debuts holiday pass

The pass allows consumers to purchase an entree for $1 from Nov. 15 to Jan. 9.

Health, shmealth—consumers want their fries, but not exactly in the same old way.

The chain recently appointed co-founder Tom Ryan as CEO

CHICAGO (August 1, 2012 - PR Newswire)—The limited-service burger segment is the largest menu segment by revenue in the restaurant industry. It is driven...

Boloco’s Washington flop is attributed to three factors: low brand awareness, operational issues and competition.

While “millennial” was one of the top buzzwords of the Restaurant Leadership Conference last week, much of the conversation revolved around how this demographic interacts with brands—which means technology.

The life cycle of a restaurant might better be measured in dog years. The accepted wisdom says something like 90 percent of eateries close in the first year of operation; and around three-fourths of the survivors won’t make it past year five. So actually, maybe mouse years is more accurate.

Beer lists go hyperlocal as restaurants partner with craft brewers in their own backyards.

Ruby Tuesday’s narrowly-averted cheese-biscuit apocalypse demonstrates how social media’s role is evolving from marketing to operations.

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