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• Kevin Hochman visualized Chili’s turnaround before it happened

  16-04-2025 19:11 via nrn.com
  
  The CEO of Brinker International was named the 2025 Restaurant Leader of the Year
  
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• Darden closes 15 Bahama Breeze units

  16-05-2025 14:24 via nrn.com
  
  Company says it will focus on highest-performing restaurants
  
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• Twin Peaks CEO, consumers’ favorite brands, Jack in the Box

  16-05-2025 14:21 via nrn.com
  
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• CAVA’s investments in underpricing inflation levels are paying off

  16-05-2025 01:15 via nrn.com
  
  The company reported a Q1 same-store sales increase of 10.8%, including a 7.5% traffic lift
  
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• Coffee's new challengers: how emerging brands shook up Starbucks' and Dunkin’s dominance

  15-05-2025 22:35 via nrn.com
  
  While Starbucks experienced rare sales declines in 2024, nimble upstarts like 7 Brew and Better Buzz saw soaring growth
  
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• Jack in the Box doubles down on digital strategy despite Q2 losses

  15-05-2025 20:43 via nrn.com
  
  Difficult economy leads to negative traffic and same-store sales declines in Q2
  
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• Applebee’s gas pump video ads apparently generated a traffic lift

  15-05-2025 19:22 via nrn.com
  
  A new report also finds that consumers spend 5.3 times more at quick-service restaurants following a fuel purchase
  
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• Menu Tracker: New items from Wingstop, Moe’s Southwest Grill, and Tropical Smoothie Cafe

  15-05-2025 17:38 via nrn.com
  
  Plus innovation at Bob Evans, Burgerville, Casey’s, Chester's Chicken, Chicken Salad Chick, Golden Chick, Golden Corral, Grumpy’s, Portillo’s Rush Bowls, Salata, Sweet Paris, Taco Cabana, Tender Greens, and Velvet Taco
  
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• Here are the restaurant brands with the most positive perceptions among adult consumers

  15-05-2025 17:25 via nrn.com
  
  Baskin-Robbins, Dairy Queen, Dunkin’, and Krispy Kreme top the list
  
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• Clutch Coffee CEO shares how drive thru chain stands out in crowded category

  15-05-2025 17:16 via nrn.com
  
  Darren Spicer weighs in on how his 15-unit concept differentiates itself in the drive-thru coffee field
  
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• Twin Hospitality appoints former Iron Hill Brewery head Kim Boerema as CEO

  15-05-2025 16:50 via nrn.com
  
  Boerema replaces Twin Peaks CEO Joe Hummel, who resigned in April after the company went public
  
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• Burger King testing facility, Popeyes operations, big restaurant sales drops

  15-05-2025 16:19 via nrn.com
  
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• Tech Tracker: the latest innovations coming to the 2025 National Restaurant Association Show

  14-05-2025 23:21 via nrn.com
  
  Toast, Square, Uber Eats, and more will be debuting new technology at the Show in Chicago; plus, Deliverect launches vision AI solution, and more
  
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• Del Taco parent Jack in the Box posts negative same-store sales in Q2

  14-05-2025 22:42 via nrn.com
  
  The company has announced plans to close units and put Mexican brand up for sale
  
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• Landry’s opens Landry’s Kitchen concept in Corpus Christi, Texas

  14-05-2025 22:03 via nrn.com
  
  The casual-dining restaurant features Southern-inspired comfort food
  
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• Here are the restaurant chains that experienced double-digit sales losses in 2024

  14-05-2025 20:25 via nrn.com
  
  According to new data from Technomic, 32 companies in the top 500 experienced such declines
  
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• Starbucks workers strike nationwide over dress code change

  14-05-2025 17:14 via nrn.com
  
  The Workers United union also filed a complaint with the NLRB over enforcement of the new dress code without collective bargaining
  
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• Starbucks union organizes strike over dress code change

  14-05-2025 17:14 via nrn.com
  
  The Workers United union also filed a complaint with the NLRB over enforcement of the new dress code without collective bargaining
  
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• Dunkin’ debuts in France

  14-05-2025 16:47 via nrn.com
  
  Master franchisee QSRP opened its first location in Paris on Wednesday
  
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• Topgolf pricing, Planta bankruptcy, In-N-Out food dyes

  14-05-2025 16:01 via nrn.com
  
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• McDonald’s Squishmallows Happy Meals return to the menu

  14-05-2025 15:49 via nrn.com
  
  This is the second collaboration with the plush toys following a successful Happy Meal launch in late 2023
  
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• Carl’s Jr. launches late-night deal promoted by influencer Alix Earle

  14-05-2025 15:12 via nrn.com
  
  The $5.99 Build Your Own Bag offer includes Chicken Stars, a sandwich, and side
  
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• Uptick in ICE activity rattles restaurant communities in Washington, D.C. and Nashville

  13-05-2025 23:03 via nrn.com
  
  D.C. operators report increased ICE visits; two restaurants in Nashville temporarily closed amid immigration enforcement fears
  
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• JetBlue wraps an airplane in Dunkin’ branding in celebration of its 19-year partnership

  13-05-2025 22:42 via nrn.com
  
  Monday passengers on the aircraft are eligible for loyalty program perks
  
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• Trending this week: Cracker Barrel brings back Campfire Meals for the first time in seven years

  13-05-2025 22:18 via nrn.com
  
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• Restaurants embrace the return of the third place

  13-05-2025 21:40 via nrn.com
  
  More brands are investing in on-premises spaces and experiences as consumers crave connection
  
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• Shake Shack to expand to Panama

  13-05-2025 21:15 via nrn.com
  
  The fast-casual chain has signed a licensing deal with Attie Group subsidiary Multifood Enterprises
  
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• Topgolf feels the pinch of broad consumer pullback

  13-05-2025 19:46 via nrn.com
  Parent company Callaway is resetting the eatertainment chain’s value positioning
  
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• VIDEO: Debating 2025’s biggest restaurant trends and news makers so far

  13-05-2025 19:26 via nrn.com
  The editors-in-chief for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Business discuss the biggest news of the year live at Restaurant Leadership Conference
  
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• In-N-Out among the first restaurant chains to act on FDA's food dye phase-out

  13-05-2025 18:15 via nrn.com
  The California-based chain switched to natural food coloring in beverages and syrups and will soon revamp its ketchup
  
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