Trending this week: Taco Bell unveils development plan and more on when the Restaurant Revitalization Fund applications are opening upTrending this week: Taco Bell unveils development plan and more on when the Restaurant Revitalization Fund applications are opening up

Here are some of the news stories trending this week on NRN.com.

Taco Bell announced  development plans for the year and decade ahead, which “prioritize digital elements” for on-the-go customers, including a national rollout of the previously announced Go Mobile store prototype, and the grand opening of the first-ever drive-thru Cantina earlier this year.

Tara Comonte is stepping down as president and chief financial officer of Shake Shack Inc. to become CEO of a private company outside the restaurant industry. Her duties will be redistributed among current executives as a search for a replacement gets underway. 

Darden Restaurants Inc. said it was offering $17 million in one-time bonuses to hourly workers and raising the pay floor for its non-tipped employees as restaurant companies beginning to add back workers let go in the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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