Restaurant Daily
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Chili’s v. McDonald’s, BJ’s Restaurants, Gen Z
4 mins; June 05, 2025
Snack Wrap return, CloudKitchens legal trouble, Jamaican patties
3 mins; June 04, 2025
Dave’s Hot Chicken, El Pollo Loco, chicken wrap battle
4 mins; June 03, 2025
Red Lobster updates, Red Robin sales, Burger King promotions
3 mins; June 02, 2025
Yum Brands’ growth, Shake Shack loyalty, fast-food value war
4 mins; May 30, 2025
Fast-food value, Pizza Hut, Chick-fil-A
7 mins; May 29, 2025
Restaurant summer jobs, Hardee’s franchisee, eatertainment
4 mins; May 28, 2025
CosMc’s closures, labor concerns, black-market reservations
4 mins; May 27, 2025
Sam’s Club pizza delivery, DoorDash AI voice, LA minimum wage
4 mins; May 23, 2025
Hardee’s franchisees, McDonald’s hours, Burger King marketing
5 mins; May 22, 2025
Krispy Kreme-McDonald’s, National Restaurant Show wrapup, social media
3 mins; May 21, 2025
Free WiFi, retail partnerships, franchising
5 mins; May 20, 2025
MenuMasters, industry uncertainty, THC beverages
4 mins; May 19, 2025
Twin Peaks CEO, consumers’ favorite brands, Jack in the Box
3 mins; May 16, 2025
Burger King testing facility, Popeyes operations, big restaurant sales drops
3 mins; May 15, 2025
Topgolf pricing, Planta bankruptcy, In-N-Out food dyes
4 mins; May 14, 2025
Restaurant traffic, McDonald’s hiring, Luckin Coffee U.S.
4 mins; May 13, 2025
Restaurant industry downgrade, Texas Roadhouse bounces back, RBI earnings
4 mins; May 12, 2025
Krispy Kreme, Burger King, Papa Johns
5 mins; May 09, 2025
Value messaging, Burger King Whoppers, Caribou Coffee
4 mins; May 08, 2025
Portillo’s, Denny’s, Nothing Bundt Cakes
3 mins; May 07, 2025
KFC-McDonald’s, McDonald’s chicken tenders, tip credit
3 mins; May 06, 2025
Casual dining, Wendy’s, NYC delivery fee cap
4 mins; May 05, 2025
Olo sale, McDonald’s earnings and Shake Shack
5 mins; May 02, 2025
Panera’s dough, Wingstop slows, Chili’s surges
6 mins; May 01, 2025
Subway closures, Portillo’s activist investor, Sweetgreen COO
5 mins; April 30, 2025
Culver’s CEO, Crumbl lawsuit, Domino’s Pizza earnings
5 mins; April 29, 2025
Chipotle sales decline, Bertucci’s bankruptcy, Uber/DoorDash legal battle
4 mins; April 28, 2025
Jersey Mike’s, Red Robin CEOs, Chipotle sales, McDonald’s chicken strips
5 mins; April 25, 2025
Consumer spending, North Italia menu, Currito growth
4 mins; April 24, 2025
Maggiano’s upgrades, Salad and Go CEO, Pizza chains
4 mins; April 23, 2025
McDonald’s-Minecraft, Chipotle-Mexico, tech disruptors
5 mins; April 22, 2025
Crumbl, IHOP, Hooters
5 mins; April 21, 2025
Taco Bell nuggets, off-premises popularity, Jollibee growth
5 mins; April 18, 2025
Top 500 Report, Burger King franchisee, uncertainty in the industry
4 mins; April 17, 2025
Chili’s CEO, Burger King franchisee bankruptcy, Scooter’s Coffee rewards
4 mins; April 16, 2025
Burger King CMO, Starbucks dress code, consumer confidence
4 mins; April 15, 2025
Teen restaurant faves, Portillo’s breakfast, Pacesetter Award
5 mins; April 14, 2025
Lowered restaurant sales projections, Sizzling Platter buyer, March inflation
4 mins; April 11, 2025
Tariff pause, Subway CMO, McDonald’s lemonade
6 mins; April 10, 2025
Biglari-El Pollo Loco, Dave & Buster’s ‘mistakes’, Smalls Sliders CEO
4 mins; April 09, 2025
IHOP menu, first-party ordering, caffeine safety
4 mins; April 08, 2025
Restaurant stocks, Hooters’ changes, restaurant jobs
4 mins; April 07, 2025
Papa Johns, Texas Roadhouse, tariffs
6 mins; April 04, 2025
Delivery, Chick-fil-A sales, P.F. Chang’s CEO
5 mins; April 03, 2025
Hooters, Jack in the Box, Chuck E. Cheese
4 mins; April 02, 2025
CEO moves, Dutch Bros growth, Jersey Mike’s-NFL
3 mins; April 01, 2025
TGI Fridays overhaul, potential Hooters buyers and Tesla find a chef
5 mins; March 31, 2025
Bar Louie bankruptcy, Quiznos CEO, California Pizza Kitchen rebrand
3 mins; March 28, 2025
New CEOs for Bravo/Brio and Panera Brands; and the acquisition of Nature’s Table
4 mins; March 27, 2025
McValue, McDonald’s regenerative farming, Panera facilities closures
5 mins; March 26, 2025
Food traceability, Odd Burger and an Elon Musk restaurant sparks controversy
5 mins; March 25, 2025
Chick-fil-A microgrid and historic restaurant update, The Cheesecake Factory menu
3 mins; March 24, 2025
Olive Garden performance, GoTo Foods cobranding, &pizza franchising
6 mins; March 21, 2025
McDonald’s meatless, Pizza Hut chatbot, Maggiano’s turnaround
4 mins; March 20, 2025
Taco Bell-Nvidia, beef prices, AI in recruitment
4 mins; March 19, 2025
Limited-time offers, CAVA, March Madness
5 mins; March 18, 2025
Pandemic-5 years later, consumer pessimism, fast-food traffic
4 mins; March 17, 2025
Dine Brands, restaurant stocks, return-to-work
3 mins; March 14, 2025
Starbucks changes, Noodles’ menu, Wonder
4 mins; March 13, 2025
McDonald’s new team, Greg Flynn/Pizza Hut, Steak ’n Shake controversy
5 mins; March 12, 2025
Big Boy battle, Lunchbox CEO, Sticky Fingers bankruptcy
5 mins; March 11, 2025
Taco Bell, jobs, Pinstripes
4 mins; March 10, 2025
On the Border bankruptcy, Wendy’s growth, CKE CEO
4 mins; March 07, 2025
Applebee’s, Shake Shack, Pizza Hut
4 mins; March 06, 2025
Starbucks departures, Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken and Sweetgreen fries
4 mins; March 05, 2025
Starbucks menu, casual-dining acquisition, Portillo’s activist investor
5 mins; March 04, 2025
Restaurant closures, Grubhub layoffs, Subway
3 mins; March 03, 2025
Papa Johns, Red Robin, Sweetgreen
5 mins; February 28, 2025
Dave’s Hot Chicken, menu cuts, Cava’s big 2024
5 mins; February 27, 2025
Krispy Kreme sales, Golden Corral spinoff, Portillo’s loyalty
5 mins; February 26, 2025
Starbucks layoffs, Denny’s egg surcharge, Just Salad
4 mins; February 25, 2025
Hooters bankruptcy?, Texas Roadhouse slow start, Church’s CEO
4 mins; February 24, 2025
Outback layoffs, Shake Shack innovation lab, Flower Child blooms
4 mins; February 21, 2025
Torchy’s CEO, Chipotle hiring,  Sweetgreen subscription
5 mins; February 20, 2025
KFC to Texas, RBI buys BK China, MTY acquisitions
3 mins; February 19, 2025
Papa Johns takeover?, Panera layoffs, skipping breakfast
5 mins; February 18, 2025
KFC president, Wendy’s slides, Dutch Bros scores
5 mins; February 14, 2025
Dave’s Hot Chicken, In-N-Out headquarters, Burger King remodels
5 mins; February 13, 2025
McDonald’s, tariffs, Patrick Doyle
5 mins; February 12, 2025
McDonald’s earnings, Chick-fil-A drink caddies, restaurant tech
4 mins; February 11, 2025
Restaurant jobs, KFC struggles, Twin Peaks dispute
5 mins; February 10, 2025
Industry outlook, Yum update, Canlis changes
6 mins; February 07, 2025
Starbucks marketing, franchising growth, Chipotle-tariffs
5 mins; February 06, 2025
McDonald’s, Waffle House, seed oil
5 mins; February 05, 2025
Tariffs, Pizza Hut franchisee, Applebee’s layoffs
6 mins; February 04, 2025
Pizza Hut, menu price inflation, Starbucks union
5 mins; February 03, 2025
TGI Fridays closures, Twin Peaks IPO, Chuck E. Cheese
4 mins; January 31, 2025
Chili’s, McDonald’s, federal funding
5 mins; January 30, 2025
Starbell-Tacobucks, executive moves, Pizza Hut app
6 mins; January 29, 2025
Starbucks, Red Robin, Duck Donuts
4 mins; January 28, 2025
Taco Bell, Dutch Bros, Qdoba
4 mins; January 27, 2025
Higher costs, Denny’s growth plans, omakase trends
4 mins; January 24, 2025
Consumer confidence, Lettuce Entertain You CEO, McDonald’s-Pokemon
4 mins; January 23, 2025
Starbucks, Wahlburgers closures, Charles Phan
6 mins; January 22, 2025
Panera, P.F. Chang’s spinoff, Dutch Bros
2 mins; January 21, 2025
ICR, restaurant sales, Steak ‘n Shake fries
5 mins; January 17, 2025
Papa Johns, inflation, Portillo’s
3 mins; January 16, 2025
Starbucks’ loitering, McDonald’s economic impact, Dave & Buster’s
5 mins; January 15, 2025
Shake Shack, Papa Johns, fast-food traffic
3 mins; January 14, 2025