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Watch out casual-dining chains, Cava is coming for your guests

 By Lisa Jennings on Feb. 27, 2024

The Mediterranean fast casual is planning to enhance restaurant ambiance to make locations more inviting for dine-in. Also steak is coming to the menu.

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Domino's adds more new franchisees as store profitability improves

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 27, 2024

The pizza delivery chain added the largest number of new operators in 15 years in 2023. All of them started as delivery drivers or other employees within the system.

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Cava wraps landmark year with traffic growth exceeding 10%

By Lisa Jennings on Feb. 26, 2024

Now comes the hard work of lapping a strong first year as a public company, but the fast-casual chain is well positioned for more "normalized" growth.

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Emergency Pizza and loyalty drove Domino's sales last quarter

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 26, 2024

The pizza chain's transactions increased late last year, largely due to the unique buy-one, get-one-free promotion and growth in its reconfigured Domino's Rewards loyalty program.

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Bloomin' Brands to close 41 restaurants and open up to 45 more

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 23, 2024

The owner of Outback Steakhouse is pruning older, struggling stores in favor of new ones that generate better returns.

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Jack in the Box puts its faith in the Smashed Jack

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 22, 2024

The brand’s sales have been slow so far this year due to weather and low-income consumers. But executives believe a better value offering and a new burger will change things.

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Rapidly expanding Dutch Bros is opening another support center in Arizona

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 22, 2024

The drive-thru coffee chain opened more shops in its history last year as sales accelerated. And it is also opening shops in Florida.

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In an uncertain economy, The Cheesecake Factory remains predictable

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 22, 2024

The chain delivered another quarter of steady growth and few surprises. "Operators were in full control," said CFO Matthew Clark.

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Wingstop's next challenge: High expectations

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 21, 2024

The chicken wing chain’s system sales soared 27% last year as customers flocked to its restaurants for sandwiches and wings. But its stock price declined.

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Even blizzards didn't keep guests away from Texas Roadhouse

By Lisa Jennings on Feb. 16, 2024

Guests are ordering less alcohol and more from the value side of the menu, but traffic was up 5.1% in the fourth quarter at company units.

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