This week on Nation's Restaurant News the top story was Blackstone to buy Tropical Smoothie Cafe in $2B deal. Blackstone Inc., the New York City-based private-equity company, has agreed to buy restaurant chain Tropical Smoothie Cafe for...
During Yum Brands’ earnings call Wednesday morning, executives were somewhat upbeat, touting the resiliency of the company’s brands in a challenging operating environment and pointing to core operating profit gains and digital sales increases as...
A junk fee ban just passed the Ill. State Senate, and Calif. ruled that the state’s hidden fee ban applies to restaurants; plus, the federal fee crackdown just underwent a hearing process