Snooze, an A.M. Eatery rewards 18 golden ticket benefits to general managers and head chefs

Mar 21, 2024

The innovative breakfast brand’s game-changing benefit recognizes outstanding team members with $625,000 in combined cash bonuses, plus a month of paid time off and more

Mar 21, 2024

This week on Nation's Restaurant News the top story was Florida Senate passes law protecting restaurants and consumers from third-party delivery services. The Florida state Senate passed a bill last week designed to regulate third-party...

Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants sees lower-income consumers pulling back

Mar 21, 2024

Households under $75,000 — and especially less than $50,000 — cut back in Feb. 25-ended Q3, CEO Rick Cardenas says

A Virginia Wendy's restaurant is testing drone delivery

Mar 21, 2024

A single Wendy’s location in Christiansburg, Virginia, is testing drone delivery in partnership with DoorDash and Alphabet’s Wing.

Shake Shack recruits Papa Johns’ Rob Lynch as its new CEO

Mar 21, 2024

Rob Lynch joined Papa Johns in August 2019 and led the company to record global systemwide sales of over $5 billion. He succeeds a retiring Randy Garutti.

How DEI goals have changed for restaurants since 2020

Mar 21, 2024

Earlier this week, after Starbucks’ annual shareholders’ meeting, company investors voted on several initiatives, including a new executive compensation package that would omit diversity and sustainability goals from bonus considerations for top...

Former Starbucks executive Denise Nelsen appointed CEO of Smashburger

Mar 20, 2024

Nelsen joins the Denver-based burger restaurant after 30+ years in the industry, most recently as senior vice president of U.S. operations at Starbucks

Taco John’s announces appointment of former Auntie Anne’s president Heather Neary as CEO

Mar 20, 2024

Neary joins the Wyoming-based quick-service restaurant brand nine months after former CEO Jim Creel announced his retirement