Back Yard Burgers declares bankruptcy for second time

Jul 31, 2023

Back Yard Burgers’ parent company Axum Capital Partners also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for its other concept, Wild Wing Café

Craveworthy Brands has added Greg Creed to its board

Jul 31, 2023

Creed joins the board as Craveworthy ramps up brand support, development and a first round of capital raises.

NRN editors discuss earnings season and Chick-fil-A’s new prototypes

Jul 28, 2023

Plus, hear from Kat and Landon Eckles of Clean Juice

Sweetgreen’s Infinite Kitchen proves to be a success for the restaurant brand

Jul 28, 2023

The loyalty program, Sweetpass, hasn’t seen as positive results

Chipotle’s plan to ease development delays? Calling cities

Jul 27, 2023

CFO Jack Hartung said the company’s development pace could grow from about 8% to about 10% if it could get past delays in permitting and utilities.

Menu Tracker: New items from Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

Jul 27, 2023

Plus innovation at Bb.q Chicken, Buona, Café Rio Mexican Grill, Freebirds World Burrito, Hooters, Miguel’s Jr., Papa Johns, PDQ, Velvet Taco and Wayback Burgers

Boston Market sued for $11.3 million over unpaid bills

Jul 27, 2023

The company’s headquarters in Golden. Colo. were also seized in May for more than $300k in unpaid taxes

Jul 27, 2023

This week on Nation's Restaurant News the top story was NRN editors discuss restaurants’ marketing initiatives and Toast removing its controversial fee. Plus hear from Brian Sullivan, VP of culinary for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews ...

Chipotle navigates ‘low-grade inflation’ in Q2, may revisit pricing increases

Jul 26, 2023

Chipotle’s Q2 missed analysts’ expectations, but traffic and sales both increased as the company continued its focus on operational execution.

Slim Chickens debuts airport location in Istanbul, Turkey

Jul 26, 2023

Fast-casual restaurant brand seeks to expand footprint with flexible formats