The Cantinas community, which opens Aug. 17-18 in San Diego, now includes a board of directors.

Plus innovation at Carvel, Chicken Salad Chick, Chili’s Grill & Bar, Cinnaholic, Cracker Barrel, Dog Haus, The Flying Biscuit Café, Fogo de Chão, Gong Cha, Häagen-Dazs, Johnny Rockets, Marco’s Pizza , Potbelly, Velvet Taco, and Yogurtland.

Niccol has led Chipotle since 2018, overseeing the chain’s meteoric sales and stock price growth during that time.

On Niccol’s watch, Chipotle’s share prices are up over 770%, AUVs have increased by over $1 million, and restaurant-level margins are up nearly 10%.

Vice President and presidential candidate Harris joins the Trump campaign in seeking to exempt tips from federal income taxes.

The eatertainment concept, acquired by Callaway in 2021, experienced an 8% drop in same-store sales in Q2 with deeper declines in July.

Several chains turned negative, some for the first time since the pandemic, as restaurant spending declined in favor of grocery spending.

The menu includes five items from the 1960s through the 2000s and the company said it could be available nationally later this year.

Dine Brands CEO John Peyton said the quarter began with positive momentum, but it slowed and even reversed.