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Food

Family-dining chains shake up their menus as the segment redefines itself

 By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 26, 2024

Menu overhauls seem to be coming all at once, as the major players in this full-service, midscale sector seek to balance the new with the tried-and-true while delivering value.

Financing

The ongoing dangers of third-party delivery

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 25, 2024

The Bottom Line: The parent company of Tender Greens, which filed for bankruptcy this week, is laying part of the blame on its heavier reliance on delivery orders.

Technology

As restaurant tech consolidates, an ode to the point solution

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 24, 2024

Tech Check: All-in-one may be all the rage, but there’s value in being a one-trick pony.

Financing

Steak and Ale comes back from the dead, 16 years later

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 23, 2024

The Bottom Line: Paul Mangiamele has vowed to bring the venerable casual-dining chain back for more than a decade. He finally fulfilled that promise. Here’s a look inside.

Financing

Panera apparently wants to go it alone again

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 22, 2024

The Bottom Line: The bakery/café chain is reportedly planning to sell Caribou and Einstein Bros. restaurant concepts three years after forming Panera Brands.

Financing

Here’s what an activist investor could push Starbucks to do

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 22, 2024

The Bottom Line: With the coffee shop chain reportedly talking with an activist investor, here’s a look at some of the potential changes they might demand.

Financing

Tender Greens and Tocaya: Good businesses with bad balance sheets

By Lisa Jennings on Jul. 22, 2024

The two fast-casual brands are seeking a buyer out of bankruptcy, either together or separately. Parent One Table CEO Harald Herrmann says both are moving in the right direction.

Consumer Trends

Fast food has lost its reputation as a cheap meal

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 22, 2024

Years of price hikes are driving consumers to grocery stores and even full-service restaurants, which are now viewed by some as a better deal.

Financing

Pricing has driven restaurant sales growth for the past 2 years

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 19, 2024

The Bottom Line: Restaurant sales have grown for most of the past two years. But they haven't kept pace with menu price inflation, suggesting the industry is saturated again.

Marketing

When the art on the walls becomes as craveable as the food

By Lisa Jennings on Jul. 19, 2024

Bland branding elements inside restaurants are a thing of the past as chains tap the creative visual talent of the contemporary art world. In some cases, that art has increased hugely in value and is attracting collectors.

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