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This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Slow sizzlers

The restaurant industry had its own fireworks in recent days. They were just a little harder to spot.

Marketing

3 partnerships that paid off on social media

Recent partnerships won social media buzz for these limited-service brands.

Sonic to try reduced-beef burgers

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 22, 2017

The drive-in chain is believed to be the first national quick-service chain to test a beef-mushroom blend as a variation on its signature product.

Top 500 Chains

Sonic Drive-In

Jun. 12, 2017

The drive-in chain known for its drink specials recently completed a refranchising program

SONIC Drive-In

Jun. 11, 2017

The drive-in bills itself as “The Ultimate Drink Stop” with 1,000,000+ drink combinations

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.

Marketing

Are Tuesdays the new Mondays?

By Jill Failla on May 24, 2017

Here is a roundup of Tuesday meal deals helping drive traffic on that day of the week.

Operations

5 forces chipping away at franchising

By David Farkas on Apr. 19, 2017

Business as usual is out the door. These factors are causing operators to reshape the traditional model.

Operations

Is today’s trend of refranchising the way to go?

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 18, 2017

McDonald’s revealed last month that it’s a full year ahead of schedule in selling 4,000 company-run restaurants to franchisees, a key turnaround objective it now intends to hit by the end of 2017. The...

Operations

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Say what?

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 31, 2017

Why's an operator cheering a possible upswing in food prices? And has Maine's governor hit on a new way of getting restaurant employees' lobbying help? Those are just some of the questions that were posed by surprising developments of the past week.