Aug 01, 2024

This week on Nation's Restaurant News the top story was Red Lobster to be purchased by an affiliate of SPB owner Fortress Investment Group. Red Lobster will almost certainly be bought out of bankruptcy by its creditors, led by Fortress...

Wingstop ups target AUV to $3M after 28.7% same-store sales bump in Q2

Jul 31, 2024

Chicken chain passes $2M goal in average unit volume 2 years after making pledge

In addition to value, McDonald’s is betting on a bigger burger to win back customers

Jul 31, 2024

The chain’s ‘Big Arch’ burger is currently in test in three international markets and could be scaled globally to meet consumer demand

Denny’s will return $2-$4-$6-$8 value menu with $10 option

Jul 31, 2024

Family-dining chain will bring back traffic-driving platform, which it considers a ‘unique equity’

Potatoes: The gateway food to adventuresome flavors

Jul 31, 2024

Operators find better ways to keep fries crispy and use them as a canvas for other ingredients

Big Dave's Cheesesteaks announces back-to-back lease signings in three states

Jul 31, 2024

Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks, the acclaimed cheesesteak brand founded by Derrick Hayes in a gas station in Dunwoody, Georgia, in 2014, announces multiple new lease signings in Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia. ...

Price-conscious consumers are behind Starbucks’ sales slip for second quarter in a row

Jul 31, 2024

Starbucks reported 3% global same-store sales declines driven by shrinking traffic, though CEO Laxman Narasimhan said the reinvention plan is working

Taco Bell is expanding its drive-thru voice AI test

Jul 31, 2024

Parent company Yum Brands said the technology will be added to ‘hundreds’ of Taco Bell drive-thru locations in the U.S. through the rest of this year

California fast-food prices, Taco Bell international, Buca di Beppo closures

Jul 31, 2024

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