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The Bottom Line: Starbucks, Domino’s, Wingstop and Darden are all changing their top executives. It demonstrates the changing needs of both the companies and the executives themselves.

Parent company Rave Restaurant Group closed another five locations of the chain during the second quarter.

The 500-unit pizza chain started the initial public offering process this week, hoping to be a success story in a segment that has struggled during the pandemic.

Politics, poorly considered comparisons, bad texts and poorly conceived relief plans: The biggest restaurant blunders of 2021.

Some smaller fast-casual chains continue to struggle with pandemic recovery, with urban locations remaining especially slow to pick up.

Restaurant Business has collected same-store sales data from publicly traded restaurant chains. Look below for a complete list of sales data organized by calendar quarter.

Parent company Rave Restaurant Group continues to close units as sales keep declining at its fast-casual and buffet brands.

A lot of companies made overly aggressive bets on unproven fast-casual concepts. PizzaRev was one of them, says RB's The Bottom Line.

Taste Tracker: Shake Shack dials up sweet heat; Qdoba and Moe’s layer on saucy flavor; preserved lemons bring a sunny twist to Cava’s new bowl; Dunkin’ and Ziggi’s offer new takes on summer refreshers; and more menu news of the week.

Fendley had been the vice president of finance for Rave Restaurant Group since January 2020.