Imagine ordering food delivery from an app and then 20 minutes later, hearing a buzzing drone outside your home. The drone deposits your order into a smart mailbox that keeps your dinner at the ...

Starbucks is expanding its in-store management in North America with the addition of at least one full-time assistant manager at each restaurant, chief partner officer Sara Kelly told an audience ...

If founders, chefs, and other creatives are the beating heart of the restaurant industry, then franchisees are the veins delivering their ideas to all corners of the globe. Franchising is critical ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News provides analysis of Technomic’s annual Top 500 restaurant chains report, which ranks companies by U.S. systemwide sales. 2024 was a tough year for ...

Steak ‘n Shake plans to sell jars of beef tallow for its customers to use when cooking at home. The jars will be available at Steak 'n Shake restaurants starting June 23, according to the chain ...

“Experience” has become a popular buzzword in the restaurant industry as brands look to differentiate their concepts in an effort to win over customers. But where some brands claim ...

Bobby’s Burgers by Bobby Flay has named Patrick Cunningham as the brand’s first chief development officer, the company said Tuesday. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company said Cunningham, in his ...

The first quarter wasn’t too kind to most public restaurant companies. Perhaps one surprising exception came from BJ’s Restaurants, which posted a 1.7% same-store sales increase and a 2.7% ...

Starbucks has reduced prices on 20 beverage items in China, its second-largest market. The coffee giant lowered costs for Frappuccinos, iced shaken teas, and tea latte beverages by between 2-6 ...

Popeyes’ fires first shot in chicken wrap wars, Sweetgreen seasons things up, and Dave’s gets the big money Popeyes’ fires first shot in chicken wrap wars, Sweetgreen seasons things up, and ...

Inspire Brands is a privately held juggernaut, owned by companies controlled by Atlanta-based Roark Capital: Its six chains combined saw 2024 sales in excess of $29.5 billion, according to Technomic.

Jiho Kim built a name for himself in New York City, running a successful pop-up that went on to become Michelin star-winning Joomak Banjum. He relocated it and rebranded it as Joomak earlier this ...