Hear from two emerging operators on the challenges and triumphs of running restaurants

Nov 22, 2023

Mehdi Zarhloul, CEO and Founder of Crazy Pita, and Zandrique Harrold, director of operations for Milk & Honey, join the Extra Serving podcast this week

Strategic Organizing Center labor group provokes proxy battle with Starbucks board

Nov 22, 2023

The group is a coalition of labor unions, one of which holds a small stake in the Seattle-based coffee chain, and aims to address Starbucks’ union clashes

Popeyes adds wings platform to permanent menu

Nov 22, 2023

Chicken brand follows sandwich with five flavors, including ghost pepper

How Kura Sushi is ‘clobbering everyone’ on traffic

Nov 22, 2023

Kura Sushi’s Q4 traffic was up by 5.6% and lapped a 14% increase from the year prior.

San Francisco pizzeria Flour and Water charts growth after resetting business plan

Nov 21, 2023

Partners Thomas McNaughton and Ryan Pollnow share how they plan to scale their pizza and pasta business through a CPG line and hub-and-spoke expansion model.

Papa Johns settles disability discrimination lawsuit for $175k

Nov 21, 2023

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that Papa Johns agreed to settle following a lawsuit filed by a blind former employee

The 10 biggest limited-service sandwich restaurants in the U.S.

Nov 21, 2023

It was a good year for limited-service sandwich restaurants, with all 10 of the largest growing systemwide sales and estimated sales per unit in 2022...