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• This Sonic franchisee combats turnover rates by leading with a people-first mindset

  08-06-2023 22:24 via nrn.com
  
  Panchero’s and Sonic franchisee Dustin Deboer puts relationships with his managers and staff first
  
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• Chick-fil-A is testing a new grilled chicken sandwich

  08-06-2023 20:00 via nrn.com
  
  Chick-fil-A’s maple pepper bacon sandwich is available in Indianapolis and Lexington, Kentucky, for a limited time.
  
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• Starbucks will roll out delivery-only locations in the future

  08-06-2023 18:35 via nrn.com
  
  Rachel Ruggeri, CFO and executive vice president of Starbucks, discussed the future of Starbucks at the TD Cowen annual Future of the Consumer conference
  
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• Jack in the Box works to capitalize on Del Taco synergies

  08-06-2023 18:34 via nrn.com
  
  Quick-service executives present at RBC Capital Markets Consumer Conference
  
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• Trending this week: Restaurant brands launch Pride campaigns

  08-06-2023 18:13 via nrn.com
  
  This week on Nation's Restaurant News the top story was Restaurant brands launch Pride campaigns. Chipotle is bringing back its “Love What Makes You Real” campaign in support of the LGBTQIA+ community. The campaign includes several elements, such as
  
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• Nation’s Restaurant News to launch MenuMasters Spotlight show

  08-06-2023 17:05 via nrn.com
  
  The video series sponsored by Ventura Foods debuts June 8 and highlights creative chefs and the inspirations behind their food
  
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• How Cote Korean Steakhouse is preparing for growth

  08-06-2023 16:12 via nrn.com
  
  Cote Korean Steakhouse has experienced success in NYC and Miami and now has its eye on every major U.S. city. as the demand for Korean cuisine increases.
  
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• Do pizza robots have a future?

  08-06-2023 12:00 via nrn.com
  
  Zume — once the preeminent name in pizza technology that made headlines and millions in startup funding in 2017 — has shut down more than three years after pivoting away from robot technology to sustainable packaging development. The S
  
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• Tasting Taco Bell’s Vegan Crunchwrap

  08-06-2023 00:02 via nrn.com
  
  After years of development, the Yum Brands subsidiary is testing the meatless item at three locations, and our food editor tried it in advance
  
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• Ask Jill! Develop Your Company Culture: How to recruit high schoolers to your team

  07-06-2023 21:16 via nrn.com
  
  Here are 10 tips that will help you find strong teenage talent.
  
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• In its first international deal, Flynn Restaurant Group acquires Pizza Hut Australia

  07-06-2023 20:14 via nrn.com
  
  The acquisition of Pizza Hut Australia marks Flynn’s first international acquisition and adds nearly 260 restaurants to its portfolio.
  
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• Chipotle’s chief DEI officer Tawanda Starms is leaving the company

  07-06-2023 18:18 via nrn.com
  
  Starms has served as Chipotle’s VP of people experience and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer since August.
  
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• Chipotle’s chief DEI officer is leaving the company

  07-06-2023 18:18 via nrn.com
  
  Tawanda Starms has served as Chipotle’s VP of people experience and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer since August.
  
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• Dave & Buster’s is bullish despite an uncertain economic environment

  07-06-2023 15:38 via nrn.com
  
  Dave & Buster’s turned in record profits and sales in Q1, and its special events business has returned to 2019 levels.
  
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• Pizza Hut introduces the Pickle Pizza

  07-06-2023 13:00 via nrn.com
  
  Pizza Hut is the first national quick-service restaurant to launch pizza with a pickle topping
  
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• How Yum is stacking its tech game

  07-06-2023 12:00 via nrn.com
  
  During a presentation at Bernstein’s 39th annual Strategic Decisions Conference, Yum Brands CEO David Gibbs reiterated time and again how his company’s massive global scale creates a significant advantage. One of those advantages comes from
  
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• Cracker Barrel deals with traffic that turned negative in Q3

  06-06-2023 19:38 via nrn.com
  
  Brand plans to continue value messaging and to launch multi-channel loyalty program in July
  
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• Easy-selling sandwiches satisfy customers and deliver bottom-line profits.

  06-06-2023 18:24 via nrn.com
  
  NATURAL CHOICE® Deli Meats make a 100% natural** addition to every sandwich menu.
  
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• Pressed Juicery announces new CEO Justin Nedelman

  06-06-2023 18:18 via nrn.com
  
  Nedelman will expand Pressed Juicery’s omnichannel presence and offerings including CPG and grab-and-go food
  
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• McDonald’s latest celebrity meal features … Grimace

  06-06-2023 18:11 via nrn.com
  
  McDonald’s is celebrating Grimace’s birthday with a limited-edition purple shake as part of the Grimace Birthday Meal.
  
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• James Beard Foundation names Damarr Brown of Virtue restaurant in Chicago ‘Emerging Chef,’ and Kann in Portland, Ore., ‘Best New Restaurant’

  06-06-2023 17:52 via nrn.com
  
  Philadelphia wins two national awards and three regional chefs are Thai
  
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• Why the Slice Factory created a new concept focused on sweets

  06-06-2023 17:36 via nrn.com
  
  Slice Factory locations with the new Sweet Spot concept have seen up to 10% growth in revenue and an uptick in morning traffic.
  
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• Taco John’s CEO Jim Creel to retire

  06-06-2023 16:57 via nrn.com
  
  After more than two decades at Wyoming-based quick-service Mexican brand, Creel is stepping down at the end of the year
  
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• Fat Brands is seeking an IPO for Twin Peaks

  06-06-2023 15:35 via nrn.com
  
  Fat Brands founder/chairman Andy Wiederhorn said Twin Peaks has ‘significant growth opportunities.’
  
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• Subway signs master franchise agreement for mainland China

  06-06-2023 15:06 via nrn.com
  
  Pact for nearly 4,000 restaurants with Shanghai Fu-Rui-Shi is largest in brand’s history
  
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• Why and how your restaurant should get into video games

  06-06-2023 12:00 via nrn.com
  
  School’s out for summer, and that likely means gaming activity will pick up. Two major restaurant chains are timing new promotions accordingly.Chipotle is an official launch partner of Street Fighter 6. Players can earn “Fighter Coins” (in-game cur
  
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• Cava prices IPO at $17-$19 a share, with top end value of $2.1B

  05-06-2023 23:03 via nrn.com
  
  Fast-casual Mediterranean brand looks to raise as much as $274M in offering
  
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• Turning something healthy into a cocktail: Hard kombucha

  05-06-2023 20:52 via nrn.com
  
  Kombucha, a tea that’s fermented with a combination of bacteria and yeast, always contains at least a little bit of alcohol that’s produced as part of the fermentation process, usually 0.5% alcohol by volume or less. But harder versions of this bever
  
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• $400+ million ex-pizza robot company Zume shuts down

  05-06-2023 20:49 via nrn.com
  
  Zume sold its robot pizza business in 2020 to pivot toward sustainable packaging and Picnic laid off employees earlier this year; what’s happening to pizza robots?
  
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• How Asian Box is ‘starting over’ after more than 10 years

  05-06-2023 19:48 via nrn.com
  
  Asian Box has started to embrace nontraditional locations and is preparing to launch a franchising program for the first time in company history.
  
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• Cicis owner SSCP tops bankruptcy court bids for Corner Bakery Café

  05-06-2023 19:18 via nrn.com
  
  Final approval awaits judge’s hearing Tuesday for investment company that also owns restaurants Roy’s and franchises Applebee’s and Sonic
  
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• Rock N Roll Sushi welcomes Jan Barnett as new CMO

  05-06-2023 17:50 via nrn.com
  
  Original, American-style sushi restaurant announces new addition to executive team as the brand stages itself for growth
  
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• Restaurant brands launch Pride campaigns

  05-06-2023 15:17 via nrn.com
  
  Despite a noisier political backdrop, several restaurant companies have launched Pride campaigns with proceeds benefitting LGBTQ+ organizations.
  
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• How the changed Beard awards are impacting the industry

  05-06-2023 12:00 via nrn.com
  
  As James Beard Awards approach, a cloud of scandal hangs over the festivities as one of the nominees has been disqualified, others are under investigation for ethics violations, some judges have quit in protest, and some members of the food worl
  
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• NRN editors discuss Yum Brands’ possible acquisition, California’s latest restaurant bill and Crisp & Green

  02-06-2023 23:11 via nrn.com
  
  Plus hear from Prakash Karamchandani (PK), co-founder and CEO of Balance Grille
  
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• Korean barbecue concept GEN Restaurant Group files for IPO

  02-06-2023 20:45 via nrn.com
  
  Casual-dining brand has 32 units in six states and joins Cava and Panera in looking at the public markets
  
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• Neat Burger's $18M series B funding

  02-06-2023 19:25 via nrn.com
  
  Neat Burger, the plant-based food group backed by Lewis Hamilton and Leonardo DiCaprio, is expanding its global reach after successfully raising $18 million in a Series B fundraise. With operations across three territories, t
  
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• Neat Burger secures Series B funding ahead of U.S. expansion

  02-06-2023 19:25 via nrn.com
  
  Neat Burger, the plant-based food group backed by Lewis Hamilton and Leonardo DiCaprio, is expanding its global reach after successfully raising $18 million in a Series B fundraise. With operations across three territories, t
  
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• Menu Tracker: New items from Burger King, Krystal, and Buffalo Wild Wings

  02-06-2023 19:25 via nrn.com
  
  Plus innovation at Beans & Brews Coffee House, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, Chester’s Chicken, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Dog Haus, Eggs Up Grill, Friendly’s, Fuku, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, Insomnia Cookies, Nekter Juice Bar, Noodles & Company, Playa Bowls, Ruby Slipper Restaurant, 7-Eleven, Smokey Bones, Sprinkles, Studio Movie Grill, Tacos 4 Life, Taziki’s Mediterranean Café, Velvet Taco, Vitality Bowls.
  
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• Yum CEO: ‘AI is going to change how we run our business’

  02-06-2023 17:02 via nrn.com
  
  Yum CEO David Gibbs said AI will be a positive for the company’s franchisees and their unit economics.
  
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• Controversy looms on the eve of the Beard Awards

  02-06-2023 16:18 via nrn.com
  
  Judges have quit and complaints emerge as the foundation enforces its ethics code
  
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• Why Chipotle and KFC are targeting gamers for their latest promotions

  02-06-2023 15:14 via nrn.com
  
  Chipotle is the official launch partner of Street Fighter 6, while KFC announced a campaign with Diablo IV. Both releases have big expectations.
  
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• Restaurants continued to gain jobs in May

  02-06-2023 15:01 via nrn.com
  
  Foodservices and drinking establishments added 33,000 jobs in May. The industry remains 2.1% below pre-pandemic employment levels.
  
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• Why everyone should be chasing Gen Z

  02-06-2023 12:00 via nrn.com
  
  There’s a reason nearly every brand is trying to figure out Gen Z consumers’ sweet spot right now. The demographic makes up nearly 70 million Americans, or about 20% of the U.S. population, and has amassed $360 billion in disposable income.Thi
  
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• Burger King U.S.-Canada promotes Peter Perdue to COO

  02-06-2023 04:18 via nrn.com
  
  Parent RBI also names Katerina Glyptis as president of Tim Hortons U.S.
  
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• CEOs at 2 fast casual restaurant franchises share tips for growth

  01-06-2023 22:00 via nrn.com
  
  CEOs at Bubbakoo’s Burritos and Zunzi’s share their tips for navigating growth challenges.
  
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• AlixPartners offers segment advice for looming economic uncertainty

  01-06-2023 21:19 via nrn.com
  
  Consumers approach spending differently than during the Great Recession, report finds, with customers more likely to reduce visits than trade down
  
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• How Sugarfire Smokehouse is leading the way with a team of women

  01-06-2023 21:07 via nrn.com
  
  This Midwestern barbecue restaurant has a lot to offer
  
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• Transforming Your Restaurant Tech Stack

  01-06-2023 21:04 via nrn.com
  
  Virtually all restaurant operators agree on the need to keep up with rapid changes in hospitality technology. But they are far less certain about how to take the next step — or sometimes the first step — when they must weigh their needs for functiona
  
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• Yum Brands expects ‘another acquisition or two’ in the next 5 years

  01-06-2023 20:26 via nrn.com
  
  During a presentation Thursday, Yum CEO David Gibbs touted the company’s advantages created by its massive scale, adding that it’s ‘early innings’ for more growth.
  
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