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19 restaurant mergers and acquisitions in 2023

Dec 15, 2023

2023 has been an interesting year for mergers and acquisitions in the restaurant industry...

How Cowboy Chicken is standing out from the surging chicken segment

Dec 15, 2023

The 40-year-old restaurant brand is continuing to innovate alongside its signature product

Sweetgreen’s chief development officer Jim McPhail departs the company

Dec 15, 2023

With Jim McPhail’s departure, Timothy Noonan has been promoted to SVP, development at the restaurant company.

32 trends to watch in 2024

Dec 14, 2023

NRN editors and a few outside voices weigh in on what the restaurant industry can expect in the year ahead

Menu Tracker: New items from Taco Bell, Starbucks, and Andy’s Frozen Custard

Dec 14, 2023

Plus innovation at Chicken Salad Chick, The Halal Guys, Krak Boba, Norms, North Italia, Paris Baguette, Pizza Inn, Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group, Studio Movie Grill, Thirsty Lion, and Velvet Taco

11 notable new loyalty programs, revamps, and upgrades of 2023

Dec 14, 2023

From Sweetgreen going all-in on an app, subscription and loyalty program; to Subway’s new MVP rewards program—loyalty got a major upgrade this year

Menu Tracker: Tasting new items from restaurants including Wendy’s, Wingstop, and Popeyes

Dec 14, 2023

Senior food and beverage editor Bret Thorn walks viewers through what he thinks of some new items on menus across the country

Chris Fallon named chief information officer at Wingstop

Dec 14, 2023

Fallon joins the restaurant brand as it tests a new proprietary tech platform called MyWingstop.

Golden Corral’s fast-casual restaurant Homeward Kitchen makes its debut

Dec 13, 2023

First location opens in Southern Pines, N.C., under leadership of new VP of operations Jason Kornosky

Boston Market owner Jay Pandya files for bankruptcy

Dec 13, 2023

The legally troubled owner of the flailing rotisserie chicken restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy in Pennsylvania after facing hundreds of lawsuits from debtors

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