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Casual Dining
How restaurants are catering to kidsHow restaurants are catering to kids
byMark Brandau
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4 Min Read
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Operations
Domino's: New store design upgrades carryout, not dine-inDomino's: New store design upgrades carryout, not dine-in
byMark Brandau
Oct 6, 2021
4 Min Read

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Food Trends
Survey: Consumers name Five Guys favorite burger chain
Survey: Consumers name Five Guys favorite burger chain
Oct 6, 2021
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5 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Casual Dining
Hooters begins brand overhaul
Hooters begins brand overhaul
Oct 6, 2021
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5 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Marketing & Branding
Restaurant brands tap into Olympic excitement
Restaurant brands tap into Olympic excitement
Oct 6, 2021
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6 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Emerging Chains
Focus Brands opens Cinnabon–Carvel in Libya
Focus Brands opens Cinnabon–Carvel in Libya
Oct 5, 2021
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2 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Emerging Chains
Meatheads Burgers & Fries heads to city
Meatheads Burgers & Fries heads to city
Oct 5, 2021
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byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Fast Casual
The Power List 2017: Brett Schulman
The Power List 2017: Brett Schulman
Jan 24, 2017
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1 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Franchising
The Power List 2017: Tom Garrett
The Power List 2017: Tom Garrett
Jan 24, 2017
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1 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Labor
The Power List 2017: Shoukat Dhanani
The Power List 2017: Shoukat Dhanani
Jan 24, 2017
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1 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Casual Dining
The Power List 2017: Sahar Sander and David Sloan
The Power List 2017: Sahar Sander and David Sloan
Jan 24, 2017
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1 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Expert Opinions
The Power List 2016: Bill Chait
The Power List 2016: Bill Chait
Jan 19, 2016
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2 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Executives
The Power List 2016: Prahar Shah
The Power List 2016: Prahar Shah
Jan 19, 2016
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2 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Expert Opinions
The Power List 2016: Micky Pant
The Power List 2016: Micky Pant
Jan 19, 2016
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2 Min Read
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Executives
The Power List 2016: Gus Lopez
The Power List 2016: Gus Lopez
Jan 19, 2016
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1 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Food Trends
The Power List 2016: Lenny Comma
The Power List 2016: Lenny Comma
Jan 19, 2016
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2 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Emerging Chains
Ker's WingHouse plots growth trajectory
Ker's WingHouse plots growth trajectory
Aug 12, 2014
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4 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Marketing & Branding
Denny's Latino Facebook page speaks Hispanic consumers' language
Denny's Latino Facebook page speaks Hispanic consumers' language
Aug 11, 2014
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4 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Finance
Buffalo Wild Wings 2Q net income rises nearly 44%
Buffalo Wild Wings 2Q net income rises nearly 44%
Jul 30, 2014
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4 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Insights
2014 Second 100: Unit-level trends
2014 Second 100: Unit-level trends
Jul 29, 2014
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4 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Marketing & Branding
Restaurant Marketing Watch: The power of familiar faces
Restaurant Marketing Watch: The power of familiar faces
Jul 29, 2014
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3 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Segments
Krystal names Jason Abelkop CMO
Krystal names Jason Abelkop CMO
Jul 24, 2014
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byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Marketing & Branding
Restaurants spring into action for charity
Restaurants spring into action for charity
Jul 24, 2014
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6 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Finance
Domino’s credits same-store sales momentum for accelerated growth
Domino’s credits same-store sales momentum for accelerated growth
Jul 23, 2014
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4 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Marketing & Branding
Wendy's drives engagement with 'Pretzel Love Songs' encore
Wendy's drives engagement with 'Pretzel Love Songs' encore
Jul 23, 2014
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byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Operations
Burger King adds delivery in Atlanta, Fresno
Burger King adds delivery in Atlanta, Fresno
Jul 15, 2014
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2 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Operations
Bojangles' opens 600th restaurant
Bojangles' opens 600th restaurant
Jul 15, 2014
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3 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Executives
Così names Scott Carlock CFO
Così names Scott Carlock CFO
Jul 11, 2014
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byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Segments
Bob Evans' weak 4Q could heighten shareholder unrest
Bob Evans' weak 4Q could heighten shareholder unrest
Jul 9, 2014
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byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Operations
Report: Crumbs Bake Shop ceases operations
Report: Crumbs Bake Shop ceases operations
Jul 8, 2014
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3 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Executives
Rita's Italian Ice names Eric Taylor CDO
Rita's Italian Ice names Eric Taylor CDO
Jul 8, 2014
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2 Min Read
byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Franchising
Houlihan's prepares J. Gilbert's for franchising
Houlihan's prepares J. Gilbert's for franchising
Jul 7, 2014
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byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Insights
Papa John's gets its kicks
Papa John's gets its kicks
Jul 1, 2014
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byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Marketing & Branding
Restaurants battle decline of social media's organic reach
Restaurants battle decline of social media's organic reach
Jul 1, 2014
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byMark Brandau, Associate editor
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Marketing & Branding
Restaurant sales, traffic score with World Cup
Restaurant sales, traffic score with World Cup
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