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How food delivery is changing to become more sustainable

The food delivery wave is choking landfills with plastic, but legislation and eco-friendly trends are making reusables more of a reality.

Multiple Hardee’s locations close in the Midwest and South

Local reports from Kansas, Missouri, South Carolina, and Georgia say restaurants have shuttered

Sauces become the new QSR battleground

McDonald’s will begin offering its signature Big Mac sauce a la carte and with McNuggets orders for app users.

Raising Cane’s expands benefits, including $10K for 1st-time-home-closing costs

Co-CEO AJ Kumaran says restaurant brand growth requires new ways of keeping top talent.

Meet the restaurant players in the Taco Showdown

These 8 brands are poised to take flight, but we need your vote

Restaurants continue to deal with NCR-Aloha ransomware attack

Operators say cyber incident filters into staff scheduling, inventory and credit-card processing.

New Dig CEO Tracy Kim aims to diversify demographics, dayparts

COO promoted to succeed concept founder Adam Eskin as brand looks to post-COVID expansion.

Menu Tracker: New items from McDonald’s, Jack in the Box, and El Pollo Loco

Plus innovation at Buona, California Pizza Kitchen, Dutch Bros, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill and more.

Why customer data is the holy grail of restaurant success

Nearly half of operators say they’re not optimizing their data enough, but it’s the key to unlocking better customer relationships and return rates.

NRN editors discuss the sauce wars, McDonald’s “best burgers ever,” and the Taco Showdown

Plus, hear from Scott Uehlein, vice president of culinary excellence and innovation at MOD Pizza.

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