Panera Bread debuts contactless palm payment through Amazon One

Mar 22, 2023

Panera became the first national restaurant chain to debut palm reader payment that connects guests’ unique hand signature with their credit card

Texas Roadhouse’s brand value has jumped by 56% this year

Mar 22, 2023

A report from Brand Finance finds that Texas Roadhouse is the fastest growing restaurant brand in 2023 based on several metrics.

Fuku announces partnership with the New York Yankees and Legends Hospitality

Mar 22, 2023

New York brands team up for multi-year partnership

The Great White North just got greater: Shake Shack is headed to Canada!

Mar 22, 2023

New York’s iconic burger brand Shake Shack will open Toronto flagship in 2024

Dunkin’ rolls out breakfast tacos

Mar 22, 2023

The new portable menu item features roasted corn and will be available through early summer

Chipotle Mexican Grill announces investments in local sourcing platform Local Line, cultured oil company Zero Acre Farms

Mar 22, 2023

Chipotle’s 2023 ESG goals include increasing diversity within its internal candidate pipeline and adding more composting programs.

Papa Johns CFO Ann Gugino steps down, effective immediately

Mar 22, 2023

Papa Johns chief financial officer Ann Gugino will be officially leaving the company on March 31, and no successor has been found yet

Why Pizza Hut is still smoking everyone in traffic

Mar 22, 2023

Looking at the big picture, the major pizza players have all seen major growth since the start of the pandemic: Papa Johns saw the most change at 30% same-store sales growth over the past three years, Domino’s was up over 14% since the start of...

Look Who’s Franchising Now: Spring 2023 edition

Mar 21, 2023

Seven early and mid-staged concepts that have just announced franchising, from multiple fried chicken spots to vegan cookies