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• Charlie Guzzetta promoted to president of fast-casual burger chain BurgerFi

  10-07-2020 22:52 via nrn.com
  
  Former brand development officer to oversee the burger chain’s plans to go public
  
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• Andy Wiederhorn, CEO of FAT Brands, on brand recovery amid an ongoing pandemic and political unrest

  10-07-2020 21:58 via nrn.com
  
  FAT Brands — a global franchising company and owner of Fat Burger, Hurricane Grill & Wings and Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses, among other brands — has seen surprising resilience throughout the pandemic
  
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• Large restaurant chains have mostly recovered from the effects of COVID-19, while the rest of the industry still struggles, Bank of America study says

  10-07-2020 21:32 via nrn.com
  
  A study of Bank of America credit card spending since March emphasizes the widened gap between recovery for large restaurant chains and small businesses
  
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• Working Lunch: Unions call for Black Lives Matter strikes at restaurants

  10-07-2020 20:23 via nrn.com
  
  Also, a look at new health and safety strategies related to coronavirus
  
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• Yum Brands names former Disney executive to new data chief role

  10-07-2020 20:01 via nrn.com
  
  Cameron Davies will lead Yum’s data engineering and data science teams and report to Clay Johnson, chief digital and technology officer.
  
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• Yum Brands names former Disney executive Cameron Davies to new data chief role

  10-07-2020 20:01 via nrn.com
  
  Davies will lead Yum’s data engineering and data science teams and report to Clay Johnson, chief digital and technology officer
  
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• Don’t make price promotions your long-term play for reopening, say industry watchers

  10-07-2020 19:25 via nrn.com
  
  Drive traffic with innovation, not dollar menus
  
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• Ruth’s Hospitality Group executive chairman Mike O’Donnell to retire

  10-07-2020 18:01 via nrn.com
  
  Former CEO to remain on the board of directors
  
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• McDonald’s unveils energy efficient global flagship restaurant at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando

  10-07-2020 16:46 via nrn.com
  
  The eco-friendly building can generate enough renewable energy on-site to cover the restaurant’s energy needs for a year; customers can generate energy for the store using stationary bikes in the dining room.
  
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• Restaurant operators share stories from the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic and the racial justice movement

  09-07-2020 22:43 via nrn.com
  
  First-hand accounts detail what it really looks like to lead a business in times of crisis
  
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• Starbucks will require customers to wear face masks starting July 15

  09-07-2020 21:12 via nrn.com
  
  Starbucks added mandatory masks to their safety policies for customers during the COVID-19 pandemic
  
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• Trending this week: Lazy Dog CEO Chris Simms talks about mask controversy and more on how restaurants should prepare for a second wave of COVID-19

  09-07-2020 20:07 via nrn.com
  
  Dunkin’ explores beverage trends with coffee and tea tests in restaurants in the Northeast
  
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• Lawsuit: Grubhub, Postmates, Uber Eats force consumers to pay higher prices

  09-07-2020 19:14 via nrn.com
  
  Restaurant chains say third-party delivery companies allow them to charge premium pricing on third-party delivery platforms, which are lower than prices sold directly to consumer; some chains say consumers don't mind the higher pricing on delivery.
  
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• Lawsuit: Anti-competitive tactics by Grubhub, Postmates, Uber Eats force consumers to pay higher prices

  09-07-2020 19:14 via nrn.com
  
  If restaurants raise prices on third-party delivery platforms, those prices must be the same on competing delivery platforms as well as direct orders from the restaurants, suit alleges. But, some chains say delivery partners are okay when prices on their platforms are higher than in-store menu prices.
  
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• Sally Ray Named as Director of Marketing for Hoshizaki America, Inc.

  09-07-2020 17:35 via nrn.com
  
  The NRN editorial department was not involved in the creation of this content.
  
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• Annapolis, Md.-based Ledo Pizza names Will Robinson as the company’s first chief marketing officer

  09-07-2020 16:57 via nrn.com
  
  Robinson has been promoted from vice president of restaurant marketing to CMO of Ledo Pizza
  
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• Parenting during the pandemic just got easier thanks to Shake Shack

  09-07-2020 16:51 via nrn.com
  
  The fast-casual chain is selling at-home camping kits, and hosting a virtual summer camp for six weeks to entertain children
  
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• Parenting during the coronavirus pandemic just got easier thanks to Shake Shack

  09-07-2020 16:51 via nrn.com
  
  The fast-casual chain is selling at-home camping kits, and hosting a virtual summer camp for six weeks to entertain children
  
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• Taco Bell’s revamped loyalty program features ‘Fire’ level for superfans

  09-07-2020 13:00 via nrn.com
  
  New rewards program allows fans to earn free food after reaching 250 points; top Taco Bell spenders earn more points per purchase, and get expanded perks
  
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• Menu Tracker: New items from Baskin-Robbins, KFC and Taco Bell

  08-07-2020 22:58 via nrn.com
  
  Plus options from Big Boy, Boston’s Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, Noodles & Company, Pasqually’s Pizza & Wings, Sajj Mediterranean, Slim Chickens, Snarf’s Sandwiches, Torchy’s Tacos , Velvet Taco, Voodoo Doughnut, Whataburger and Yogurtland
  
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• The once-high-touch segment becomes no-touch

  08-07-2020 18:29 via nrn.com
  
  Full-service is hit hardest in coronavirus recovery
  
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• The once-high-touch full-service segment becomes no-touch

  08-07-2020 18:29 via nrn.com
  
  Full-service is hit hardest in coronavirus recovery
  
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• Why ice rocks

  08-07-2020 17:39 via nrn.com
  
  Using the right ice is key to beverage success.
  
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• Even through the coronavirus pandemic, consumers still crave chicken

  08-07-2020 16:30 via nrn.com
  
  Many chains saw a sales bump thanks to technology, sandwich love and the fact that the poultry travels well
  
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• CEC expands virtual Pasqually’s brand with DoorDash delivery

  08-07-2020 13:00 via nrn.com
  
  More than 420 Chuck E. Cheese’s units offer pizza, wings and dessert through third-party platforms
  
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• Here are some of the biggest restaurant recipients of Paycheck Protection Program loans

  07-07-2020 23:58 via nrn.com
  
  Small Business Administration releases data on recipients
  
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• Double whammy: Protests and pandemic hurt Shake Shack sales

  07-07-2020 16:56 via nrn.com
  
  The chain reported a 60.1% drop in traffic for the second quarter; some reopened dining rooms are closing again "for safety reasons."
  
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• Breakfast after the coronavirus: Quick service and casual dining chains face challenges during the morning daypart

  07-07-2020 16:47 via nrn.com
  
  COVID-19 changed the dynamics of the breakfast wars and now the two opposing segments face unique challenges to survive
  
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• Lighten up with plant-based foods for summer

  06-07-2020 22:36 via nrn.com
  
  Fruits, vegetables and legumes can answer demand for healthful, colorful foods during the warmer months.
  
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• Getting back to business, Union Square Hospitality Group to convert three venues to community kitchens

  06-07-2020 20:19 via nrn.com
  
  Partnership with Brookfield Properties and Rethink Food will provide 125,000 meals to the food insecure in South Bronx
  
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• Getting back to business, Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group to convert three venues to community kitchens

  06-07-2020 20:19 via nrn.com
  
  Partnership with Brookfield Properties and Rethink Food will provide 125,000 meals to the food insecure in South Bronx
  
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• Will the Uber Eats-Postmates delivery merger lead to lower commission fees for restaurants?

  06-07-2020 18:08 via nrn.com
  
  Here’s what restaurants need to know about Uber buying Postmates.
  
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• 11 executives on the move at restaurant chains in June 2020

  06-07-2020 18:02 via nrn.com
  
  Men and women were appointed to C-suite positions across the fast-casual, quick-service and casual-dining segments amid turmoil in the industry
  
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• Uber Technologies to buy Postmates for $2.65 billion

  06-07-2020 15:33 via nrn.com
  
  Anticipated deal comes after Uber merger with GrubHub fell through
  
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• Flavor of the Week: Calamansi, the aromatic citrus of the Philippines

  06-07-2020 14:00 via nrn.com
  
  Calamansi is a citrus fruit mostly grown in the Philippines that has long been used in the West as an ornamental tree, usually under the name calamondin. But the juice of the fruit has caught on in the United States over the past 20 years as an eleme
  
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• Lazy Dog CEO Chris Simms talks about mask controversy, California’s new indoor dining restrictions

  02-07-2020 23:21 via nrn.com
  
  The casual dining chain, among the 10 fastest-growing restaurant chains in America, recently opened a new restaurant in Virginia; Simms discusses how the brand juggles reopening rules in different states.
  
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• Dunkin’ explores beverage trends with coffee and tea tests in restaurants in the Northeast

  02-07-2020 22:59 via nrn.com
  
  The quick-service chain is offering new drinks in select stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island
  
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• How restaurants should prepare for a second wave of COVID-19, according to a disaster planning expert

  02-07-2020 22:55 via nrn.com
  
  Patrick Hardy, a certified emergency manager, certified risk manager, and FEMA master of exercise practitioner discusses how and why restaurants should have an emergency plan in place for the next round of coronavirus or another pandemic
  
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• Seafood trend picks up steam during COVID-19 pandemic

  02-07-2020 22:44 via nrn.com
  
  Increases in meat and poultry prices have allowed restaurants to use fish and shellfish as the base for menu creativity
  
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• Trending this week: McDonald’s permanently closing former Times Square flagship

  02-07-2020 20:07 via nrn.com
  
  Jersey Mike’s CEO Peter Cancro finances new stores through special ownership program
  
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• States begin to make cocktails-to-go laws permanent

  02-07-2020 19:53 via nrn.com
  
  Iowa enacts change, and Michigan extends measure to 2025 in wake of coronavirus
  
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• 5 key takeaways about the future of Jack in the Box from new CEO Darin Harris

  02-07-2020 18:36 via nrn.com
  
  Here’s what we learned about the new leader of Jack in the Box from a Q&A-style interview and company-wide meet and greet
  
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• Menu Tracker: New items from Arby’s, Chick-fil-A, Church’s Chicken and Papa John’s Pizza

  02-07-2020 15:41 via nrn.com
  
  Plus offers from Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, Chopt, Cotton Patch Café, Del Taco, Main Squeeze Juice Co., MOD Pizza, On the Border, Peet’s Coffee, Pizza Guys, Rusty Taco, Tim Hortons, TKK Fried Chicken & Kung Fu Tea, Velvet Taco, Vitality Bowls, WaBa Grill and Wienerschnitzel & Hamburger Stand
  
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• PPP deadline extension approved by Congress

  02-07-2020 01:36 via nrn.com
  
  If signed by President Trump, businesses can apply for loans through Aug. 8
  
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• McDonald's halts dining room reopenings ahead of July 4 holiday

  02-07-2020 00:43 via nrn.com
  
  Citing a rise in coronavirus cases across the United States, leaders pause dine-in reopenings for the next three weeks. The brand has opened about 2,200 dining rooms.
  
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• 24/7 Southern California diner chain NORMS debuts new quick service prototype, NORMS Junior

  01-07-2020 22:37 via nrn.com
  
  The new store will cater to the influx of customers who wish to have on-the-go meals amid the uncertainty of dine-in operations
  
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• 24/7 Southern California diner chain Norms debuts new prototype, Norms Junior

  01-07-2020 22:37 via nrn.com
  
  The new store will cater to the influx of customers who wish to have on-the-go meals amid the uncertainty of dine-in operations
  
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• Opinion: The restaurant industry is facing a fundamental trust issue

  01-07-2020 22:15 via nrn.com
  
  New JP Morgan data shows the risk of reopening restaurant dining rooms, proving the uphill battle operators have to maintain customer trust in the long run
  
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• NYC, other jurisdictions postpone or pull back indoor dining rules

  01-07-2020 21:46 via nrn.com
  
  As coronavirus infections spike, restrictions tighten on restaurant reopenings
  
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• Nathan’s won’t let coronavirus dampen July 4th hot dog contest

  01-07-2020 21:10 via nrn.com
  
  Brand expects big things from annual Coney Island event, executive James Walker says in frank conversation
  
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