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Rave Restaurant Group, which also owns Pizza Inn, says it is leaving the delivery app after its broad-based price increases last week.

The Bottom Line: A decade ago, several fast-casual chains emerged in the race to become to pizza what Chipotle was to Mexican. None of them made it.

The Bottom Line: Chili’s, Dutch Bros and Taco Bell were among the big restaurant chain winners, while KFC and Del Taco were among the losers in a very mixed period.

The 13-unit fast-casual chain in Arizona was overleveraged. The restructuring will likely include the closure of underperforming locations.

The Bottom Line: Major pizza brands like Domino’s, Papa Johns and Pizza Hut are trading share with independents. And fast-casual brands are in decline. The sector has a smaller market, thanks to third-party delivery.

The fast-casual pizza chain, which has been mired in an investor lawsuit, is liquidating what’s left of its business. But some franchisee-owned locations remain.

The Bottom Line: The potential bankruptcy filing of MOD Pizza further illustrates the sector’s challenges, which have worsened coming out of the pandemic.

Fat Brands has some trouble with the weather; strong results from El Pollo Loco and Rave Restaurant Group wants some remodels.

The Dallas-based pizza restaurant operator, which also owns Pie Five, has six new executives in place in preparation for planned expansion.

Parent company Rave Restaurant Group said it made about $600,000 during its second quarter, about twice its net income from a year ago.