Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands still looks at possible sale

Feb 18, 2020

Casual-dining CEO David Deno says company received 'significant interest' in its Brazilian steakhouse business

Brett Patterson named president of Outback Steakhouse

Feb 13, 2020

Promotion caps a day of executive changes at Bloomin’ Brands

Menu Tracker: New items from Pizza Hut, Papa John’s, Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s and Red Lobster

Feb 13, 2020

Plus new dishes from Black Seed Bagels, City Barbeque, Perko’s Café Grill, Pizza My Heart, Quiznos, Sweetgreen, Taco Mac, Tacodeli, Torchy’s Tacos, Velvet Taco, Vitality Bowls and Your Pie

Famous Dave’s parent BBQ Holdings to buy Granite City Food & Brewery in bankruptcy asset sale

Feb 13, 2020

Landry’s buys three Cadillac Ranch units, while BBQ Holdings adds 25-unit Granite to its growing portfolio of brands

Elizabeth Smith stepping down as Bloomin’ Brands chairman

Feb 13, 2020

Gregg Scarlett also promoted to COO of casual-dining group

TGI Fridays traffic, profits plunge in 2019

Feb 12, 2020

Innovation chief Sherif Mityas exits as casual dining chain prepares to go public in March; TGIF has been acquiring dozens of franchised restaurants including 36 from The Briad Group

Nancy Kruse and Bret Thorn look back on the food and service trends in restaurants in the 2010s and forward into the robots and virtual kitchens of the ’20s

Feb 11, 2020

Humans and technology worked through a turbulent decade, and there’s more to come

Main Event entertainment concept prepares to open 44th location in Laredo, Texas

Feb 07, 2020

Big box family concept will be one of the chain's largest venues at about 60,000 square feet

Menu Tracker: New items from McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Applebee’s

Feb 05, 2020

Plus additions at B. Good, Black Angus Steakhouse, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, Dog Haus, Erbert & Gerbert’s, Just Salad, Pieology Pizzeria, Uno Pizzeria & Grill and Velvet Taco

Labor market: Restaurant chains turn to creative solutions to retain managers, hourly workers

Feb 04, 2020

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Red Robin, Taco Bell and Shake Shack among chains rethinking employee perks to address limited labor pool