Restaurant Business Magazine - Trends, Ideas and News
网页Restaurant Rewind. "Restaurant Rewind" is a weekly podcast hosted by Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo as he looks at the people, concepts and trends that helped create the restaurant industry as we know it today. Listen.
The Refresher: How Brian Niccol returned Chipotle to prominence
网页Niccol says he moved Chipotle’s HQ from Denver to Newport Beach in large part to sweep out the company’s old culture, bashed widely by outsiders as arrogant and change-averse, and start fresh. “It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever been involved in,” says Hartung. “It was absolutely the right thing to do.”.
How restaurants are adapting and transforming their businesses …
网页Prior to the pandemic and dining room closures, carryout and delivery made up a collective 70% of restaurant orders, with dine-in representing 30% of orders, according to Technomic’s 2020 Delivery and Takeout Consumer Trend Report. But during the closures, a full 100% of restaurant orders were completed as carryout/drive-thru or delivery orders.
Uber Eats introduces tiered pricing plan for restaurants
网页2021年9月13日 · Uber Eats introduces tiered pricing plan for restaurants. Operators can choose to pay either 15%, 25% or 30% per order, with higher fees bringing more robust marketing support. By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 13, 2021. Restaurants that use Uber Eats will now be able to choose how much they pay the delivery provider for its services.
Dan Cathy steps down as Chick-fil-A CEO - Restaurant Business
网页2021年9月16日 · Dan Cathy, who guided Chick-fil-A through an incredible run of growth despite a changing industry landscape and controversial comments over gay marriage, will step down as the chain’s CEO, effective Nov. 1. His son Andrew Truett Cathy will take over the top job, becoming only the third CEO in the Atlanta-based chain’s history, following his ...
Top 500 Chains - Restaurant Business
网页The Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report is a measure of the largest restaurant concepts by U.S. systemwide sales, based on results from the 2019 calendar year. Relevant information is accrued using a combination of public company financial filings, direct operator surveying, franchise disclosure documents and proprietary valuation algorithms.
A struggling franchisee closes 25 KFC restaurants in the Midwest
网页2024年8月22日 · EYM Group, a multi-concept operator that has closed dozens of units and placed others into bankruptcy protection, has closed more than two-dozen KFC restaurants in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. KFC confirmed local reports of the closures, including a pair of units in Indianapolis and several near Rockford and Peoria, Illinois.
The story behind Crumbl Cookies’ sweet success - Restaurant …
网页2022年5月4日 · Sales are up nearly 500% since 2019. But there is a real foundation here. Crumbl’s locations average $1.7 million and generate more than $350,000 in net profit by largely selling just cookies. It also has a massive social media following. McGowan talks about the company’s unique formation, its quick rise and the strategy behind its success.
Timeline: How today’s restaurant industry came to be
网页2019年2月21日 · 1919: Restaurateurs form The National Restaurant Association in Kansas City, MO, to deal with issues of rationing, price gouging, unions and Prohibition. 1921: The first White Castle restaurant opens in Wichita, KS. The “white” was chosen to signify purity, and the “castle” to indicate permanence and strength.
Cracker Barrel plans to invest $700M in a massive 'transformation'
网页By Peter Romeo on May 17, 2024. Cracker Barrel expects to spend as much as $700 million over the next three years to rejuvenate the 54-year-old concept’s operations, menu and perception among hardcore fans and uninitiated consumers alike. The comprehensive update is intended to reverse a drop in guest counts that’s currently running about ...