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• Navigating anxiety in the workplace: A compassionate and constructive approach

  08-09-2023 14:07 via nrn.com
  
  How to support your team members who are experiencing anxiety or depression.
  
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• New on the Menu: Persian short ribs and Italian-Korean pasta

  18-06-2026 23:00 via nrn.com
  
  Plus Mike Sheerin’s latest, seasonal squid, and a Whiskey Sour punch
  
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• Auntie Anne’s, Cinnabon, and more to join Texas-based Favor delivery app

  18-06-2026 19:14 via nrn.com
  
  Those and fellow GoTo Foods brands Jamba, McAlister’s Deli, and Schlotzky’s will soon be available on Favor, expanding their reach in the Lone Star State.
  
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• Menu Tracker: New items from McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Taco Bell

  18-06-2026 19:06 via nrn.com
  
  Plus innovation at Arby's, Dunkin', Outback Steakhouse, Panera Bread, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, and more
  
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• Most QSR brands are talking about AI. A few are already seeing it in the numbers.

  18-06-2026 18:49 via nrn.com
  
  The NRN editorial department was not involved in the creation of this content.
  
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• Should you buy that restaurant? 3 restaurateurs weigh in

  18-06-2026 18:27 via nrn.com
  
  The pros and cons of buying an established restaurant.
  
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• Armand’s Pizzeria & Grille closes its last location

  18-06-2026 18:03 via nrn.com
  
  At one point, the 51-year-old deep-dish pizza chain had 14 locations across Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
  
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• Taco Bell is testing a $3 Chili Cheese Menu

  18-06-2026 17:24 via nrn.com
  
  The menu features three items at the price point and is currently available in Louisville, Kentucky.
  
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• Martha’s Vineyard institution Fat Ronnie’s Burger Bar is now open in New York City

  18-06-2026 17:12 via nrn.com
  
  The family-owned restaurant serves thick, pub-style patties and is considering franchising.
  
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• Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken adds a 10-piece box

  18-06-2026 16:42 via nrn.com
  
  The item includes 10 pieces of bone-in chicken for $19.66, a nod to the year the chain first opened.
  
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• Panera, gas prices, Pura Vida

  18-06-2026 15:23 via nrn.com
  
  Get all the headlines in today’s Restaurant Daily podcast.
  
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• The dine-in comeback: It’s not about the food

  17-06-2026 22:01 via nrn.com
  
  How operators should look for differentiation in their dining rooms.
  
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• After a decade cracking the code on affordable healthy food, Everytable looks to grow

  17-06-2026 21:13 via nrn.com
  
  Founder and CEO Sam Polk shares the business model that allows the 40-plus-unit brand to keep prices low.
  
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• Trending this week: A look at restaurant chains’ World Cup promotions

  17-06-2026 20:17 via nrn.com
  
  See which stories readers couldn't get enough of
  
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• El Pollo Loco brings back a popular side dish

  17-06-2026 20:08 via nrn.com
  
  The BBQ Black Beans return for a limited time beginning June 25.
  
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• SevenRooms launches a reservations aggregator for restaurants

  17-06-2026 19:17 via nrn.com
  
  Channel Connect will allow restaurants to manage bookings from different platforms all in one place, even if they don’t use SevenRooms.
  
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• Pizza Hut, Dave & Buster’s, Jersey Mike’s

  17-06-2026 15:46 via nrn.com
  
  Get all the headlines in today’s Restaurant Daily podcast
  
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• Chipotle’s partnership with Riot Games continues with branded lobby

  17-06-2026 15:33 via nrn.com
  
  The companies first teamed up last year and are now launching the 2XKO Real Ones Event Presented by Chipotle.
  
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• Pura Vida Miami snags execs from Sweetgreen, Shake Shack, and Oakberry

  17-06-2026 15:00 via nrn.com
  
  The 50-unit fast-casual Pura Vida is positioning for national expansion after a private-equity investment last year.
  
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• Pura Vida Miami snags execs from Sweetgreen, Shake Shack and Oakberry

  17-06-2026 15:00 via nrn.com
  
  The 50-unit fast-casual Pura Vida is positioning for national expansion after a private-equity investment last year.
  
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• Blue Bottle Coffee launches cold espresso made without espresso machines

  17-06-2026 01:17 via nrn.com
  
  Kyoto-Style Espresso is made using a slow-drip method inspired by a process used in the Japanese city.
  
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• Adrienne Cole infuses House of Marigold with culinary and entrepreneurial spirit

  16-06-2026 20:43 via nrn.com
  
  Menu Talk: As the restaurateur grows the Southern-inspired concept to multiple locations, she remains passionate about hospitality and serving as a role model for women entrepreneurs.
  
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• The Crossing opens in Charleston, South Carolina, at the Cooper, a new waterfront hotel

  16-06-2026 20:17 via nrn.com
  
  Chef Nick Dugan’s menu blends Mediterranean dishes with local ingredients.
  
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• 2026 Top 500: The 50 biggest restaurant chains in America

  16-06-2026 19:54 via nrn.com
  
  The year was another mixed bag, but things are looking good for drive-thru coffee
  
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• Meet the 2026 Top 500: The biggest restaurant chains in America

  16-06-2026 19:52 via nrn.com
  
  For the second straight year, foodservice inflation outpaced Top 500 sales growth.
  
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• Technomic Top 500: Take aways, trends, and surprises from ranking of biggest restaurant chains

  16-06-2026 19:30 via nrn.com
  
  Top editors for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Business discuss the most recent rankings in the latest episode of Quick Bites.
  
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• Jersey Mike's steals customer satisfaction crown from Chick-fil-A

  16-06-2026 18:52 via nrn.com
  
  Chick-fil-A has been the top-rated quick-service brand in the American Customer Satisfaction Index for 11 years. But this year the sandwich chain joined the ranking and won the top score.
  
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• BJ’s Restaurants hires Darden marketer as brand president

  16-06-2026 18:47 via nrn.com
  
  Monika Saxena joins the casual-dining chain after eight years as EVP of brand marketing at LongHorn Steakhouse.
  
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• Red Robin to sell 86 restaurants to franchisees for $72.5M

  16-06-2026 18:00 via nrn.com
  
  The two separate deals are the latest in a refranchising effort at the casual-dining chain to help pay down debt.
  
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• Lucas Bravo named chief financial officer of Blaze Pizza

  16-06-2026 17:57 via nrn.com
  
  He previously served as senior vice president of finance at GoTo Foods, parent company of Auntie Anne’s, Cinnabon, Jamba, and more.
  
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