Back when digital ordering was in its nascent stages of popularity, operators began experimenting with social media ordering. From 2016-2020, brands like Subway, Chipotle, and Papa Johns debuted ...
It was a peek into what life could possibly look like in late 2025 without the internet, and it was … quite an adjustment. When Amazon Web Services went down for hours on Monday, Oct. 20, several ...
Joe R. Lee, the co-founder and first general manager of Red Lobster and the first chief executive officer of Darden Restaurants, passed away Oct. 12 at the age of 85. His death was first announced in ...
GrubHub is expanding its partnership with autonomous delivery robot company Avride. This delivery robot pilot will be available to customers ordering from Wonder’s Jersey City, NJ location. Now, when ...
Labor is always a challenge for restaurateurs, but the past few years have been especially hard. The pandemic turned restaurant employees into essential workers, and that was followed by the “Great ...
Nearly 70 Pizza Hut restaurants in the United Kingdom will close after the market’s franchisee, DC London Pie Limited, filed for administration. The closures are expected to impact 1,210 employees, ...
Chefs have been media stars for decades, going back to the advent of the Food Network and cooking competition shows. Now they have a new platform where they’re the star — social media — and ...
On this week’s Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss the latest restaurant industry news, including innovations in loyalty programs, new value deal ...
No restaurant company grew as fast as 7 Brew in 2024. The 8-year-old, Arkansas-based drive-thru coffee company’s sales jumped by 163% year-over-year, while its footprint increased by 78% to end with ...
It’s obvious by now that the restaurant industry is knee-deep in value offerings. What began in the middle of 2024 with McDonald’s $5 Meal Deal has snowballed and evolved into an environment in which ...
SPB Hospitality — parent company of Krystal, Logan’s Roadhouse, J. Alexander’s Kitchen & Bar, and more — has announced the appointment of G.J. Hart as CEO and chairman, effective immediately. The ...
Restaurant Brands International Inc., parent to the Burger King and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen brands and others, announced this week that the company has rescheduled its third quarter earnings release ...