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10. The kid factor: How a generation’s dining disconnect threatens the restaurant industry

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Since the pandemic began, children experience and think about restaurants differently

9. Portillo’s plan to drive traffic includes computer vision, loyalty

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The restaurant has added new technology that alerts managers if a customer has been sitting in a drive-thru line for too long

8. Papa Johns CEO looks to address past missteps with a back-to-basics strategy

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The Atlanta-based pizza chain’s CEO Todd Penegor admitted that his predecessor’s move to make local advertising optional was “a big miss”

7. These were millennials’ favorite restaurant chains in 2024

This generation oscillates between healthy options and indulgent treats

6. Starbucks modifies rules surrounding bathroom use for non-paying customers

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Company issues a ‘Code of Conduct’ that will be posted in all its coffeehouses

5. Taco Bell introduces burritos meant for dipping

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The mini burritos, available with steak or chicken, come with one of three dipping sauces

4. Menu Tracker: New items from Taco Bell, Taco John’s, and Tim Hortons

See what restaurant chains have added to their menus this week

3. America’s Favorite Chains: The 10 most beloved restaurants

In Nation’s Restaurant News’ second year of analyzing the Technomic America’s Favorite Chains data, we found some surprising restaurants and some not-at-all surprising ones. Like last year, consumers skew toward steakhouses when dining out, but in the past year they’ve added snack brands to their rosters of most-loved chains.

2. LongHorn Steakhouse’s focus on abundance is paying off

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The chain shifted its investments from marketing to ‘putting more food on the plate’

1. Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol foreshadows possible layoffs

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Executive says support teams need to be reorganized to emphasize in-store experience

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