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• Golden Corral brings back all-you-can-eat wings

  22-09-2026 19:12 via nrn.com
  
  The buffet chain is offering boneless wings as well as new Boneless Buffalo Bites and $25 wing bundles to go.
  
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• Adjusting to the modern B2B buyer journey

  23-09-2026 22:19 via nrn.com
  
  Why foodservice brands must build trust before the sales call.
  
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• What’s the purpose of a restaurant? This Minnesota-based group is finding out

  23-09-2026 19:00 via nrn.com
  
  How Purpose Restaurant Group grew during COVID and gave back to the community.
  
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• TS Restaurants: Finding paradise through fires and floods

  23-09-2026 19:00 via nrn.com
  
  This family-owned group’s culture of “ohana,” the Hawaiian spirit of family, has helped the business thrive through tragedy.
  
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• The Bartolotta Restaurants: A bet on Milwaukee pays off for 2 brothers

  23-09-2026 19:00 via nrn.com
  
  Founded in 1993, the group helped build the foundation for a thriving local dining scene.
  
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• Schulson Collective: Looking to conquer the East Coast and beyond

  23-09-2026 19:00 via nrn.com
  
  Founder Michael Schulson finds fertile ground in Philadelphia to nurture and grow a restaurant group.
  
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• José Andrés Group: Changing the world through the power of food

  23-09-2026 19:00 via nrn.com
  
  From tapas to humanitarian aid, José Andrés has built a restaurant group rooted in culture, creativity, and the belief that food can bring people together.
  
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• Dallas’ Local Favorite Restaurants has gained momentum by putting people first

  23-09-2026 19:00 via nrn.com
  
  The restaurant group’s recent acquisition of Cotton Patch Café brings its diverse portfolio to 10 concepts, three of which are proprietary.
  
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• Cohn Restaurant Group: A ‘family of restaurants’ providing variety to the people of San Diego

  23-09-2026 19:00 via nrn.com
  
  The company has spent decades working in the communities it serves.
  
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• Big Night Entertainment Group: Where nightlife meets culinary innovation

  23-09-2026 19:00 via nrn.com
  
  From transforming a 1950’s-style diner to operating 20 casino restaurants, nightclubs, and more, 20 years later.
  
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• America’s Top 200 Restaurant Groups

  23-09-2026 19:00 via nrn.com
  
  From retro diners and nostalgic burger stands to swank steakhouses and luxurious nightclubs, the biggest multi-concept portfolios in the country have something for everyone.
  
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• 50 restaurant groups in the South

  23-09-2026 19:00 via nrn.com
  
  These groups in Dallas, Washington, D.C., and more span from 12 units to 288.
  
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• 50 restaurant groups in the Northeast

  23-09-2026 19:00 via nrn.com
  
  These groups in New York, Philadelphia, and more span from 7 units to 60.
  
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• Dave Shula returns to lead Shula’s Restaurant Group

  23-09-2026 18:36 via nrn.com
  
  The son of founder Don Shula returned to football coaching after two decades with the multi-concept group. Now he’s back to lead the next phase of growth.
  
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• Look Who’s Franchising Now: Fall 2026 Edition

  23-09-2026 18:09 via nrn.com
  
  Five early- and mid-stage concepts that have recently announced or expanded franchising.
  
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• Starbird spreading its wings to Washington

  23-09-2026 18:08 via nrn.com
  
  The company plans to develop 17 locations across the state, and the deal comes less than a year after Greg Levin was named CEO.
  
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• Cracker Barrel sees traffic improvement as strategy is ‘on the right track’

  23-09-2026 17:36 via nrn.com
  
  New CEO David Deno, who joined the company just six weeks ago, said the company is "already focused on the right areas and has a strong plan in place."
  
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• California Pizza Kitchen redefined chain pizza in the 80s using a strategy that still works

  23-09-2026 17:01 via nrn.com
  
  Cofounder Rick Rosenfield details the wild ups and downs of CPK over four decades, and points to one key strategy as being the glue that held it together.
  
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• Inside McDonald's massive 'Next' evolution strategy

  23-09-2026 13:24 via nrn.com
  
  Exclusive: The fast-food giant is investing $8.5 billion in a modernization initiative that will also include a major training effort, upgrades to the food quality, changes in marketing, and a lot more technology.
  
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• Ryan Poli of Iggy’s in Nashville gets ready to open a steakhouse called Claymore

  22-09-2026 21:28 via nrn.com
  
  Menu Talk: The former chef of Catbird Seat has gone through enough struggles to understand how to create a welcoming environment for his staff as well as his customers.
  
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• Rapidly growing Kitchen + Kocktails to open largest restaurant yet on New York’s Times Square

  22-09-2026 20:12 via nrn.com
  
  The Southern food concept debuted in Dallas in 2020 and this will be the eighth location, with two more to come this year
  
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• DoorDash reaches $131.5M settlement with NYC over courier pay

  22-09-2026 18:11 via nrn.com
  
  The delivery company will pay $12.3 million to about 264,000 couriers who were underpaid or paid late under the city’s 2023 wage rules.
  
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• Wingstop launches Game Day Punch Card, its second football promotion of the season

  22-09-2026 17:49 via nrn.com
  
  The new loyalty promotion follows the chain’s limited Wing Pass, giving Club Wingstop members a free Watch Party Bundle after three purchases.
  
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• Wendy’s stakes its claim in the Meritage Hospitality bankruptcy

  22-09-2026 15:38 via nrn.com
  
  The fast-food giant wants the franchisee’s restaurants transferred either to itself or to other franchisees, according to court filings.
  
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• Ninety-Nine Restaurants, Will Arnett/Subway, Carl’s Jr. ad

  22-09-2026 15:29 via nrn.com
  
  Get all the headlines in today's Restaurant Daily podcast.
  
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• Nation's Restaurant News September 2026

  21-09-2026 22:40 via nrn.com
  
  Our Top Restaurant Groups report highlights the 200 largest multi-concept portfolios across the country. Plus, meet the new CEO of Culver’s.
  
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• Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson validates Just Salad is ‘cool enough’ with ad campaign

  21-09-2026 20:58 via nrn.com
  
  The MVP earlier this year announced an investment in the New York-based salad chain, which is positioning for growth.
  
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• London-based Zuma just opened its first California restaurant in downtown San Diego

  21-09-2026 20:33 via nrn.com
  
  This marks the contemporary Japanese restaurant’s sixth U.S. location.
  
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• Death & Co opens in Seattle as the pioneering New York City bar approaches its 20th anniversary

  21-09-2026 20:09 via nrn.com
  
  The Seattle location joins other outposts in Denver, Los Angeles, and D.C.
  
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• Carl’s Jr. goes after Burger King in new ‘Stealing the Crown’ diss marketing campaign

  21-09-2026 19:57 via nrn.com
  
  Carl’s Jr. is inviting customers to upload an image of a Burger King receipt or crown in exchange for a free “better burger.”
  
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