Want some fries with your salad? Sweetgreen is looking at options to broaden its menu and appeal to a wider customer base with such items as air-fried fries, wrap sandwiches, and more desserts.
Bloomin’ Brands has agreed to refranchise its Brazilian Outback Steakhouse restaurants to the Brazilian investment firm Vinci Partners in a $245 million deal. This strategic re-franchise includes an on-going royalty stream for the 67% of its Brazilian operations, Bloomin’ said.
Autocado, the avocado-peeling robot being tested by Chipotle, has a new owner. Serve Robotics, which makes delivery robots, is acquiring Vebu, the maker of Autocado.
The recent Korean cultural wave that brought us K-Pop, K-Movies and beauty and fashion brands has sparked a rising interest in Korean restaurants in the U.S. To ride the wave, longtime brands like Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken are expanding their menus with both authentic dishes and items that appeal to Gen Z and millennials.
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