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Dutch Bros paid a premium for Salad and Go's leftovers
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (728+ words) Two weeks ago, the landlords for many of the locations owned by Salad and Go appeared stuck with a declining chain. They’re probably feeling a lot better today, after Dutch Bros, the drive-thru coffee chain, revealed that it was buying…...
Did the consumer kill Salad and Go?
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (557+ words) As soon as news broke this week that Salad and Go was closing its 70 remaining locations and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, commentary started swirling around social media: The company never clicked with consumers. It didn’t fulfill a need. It didn’t…...
Black Rock Coffee Bar sees a path to 1,000 shops
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (701+ words) Black Rock Coffee Bar received a bit of a cold introduction to the public markets. The coffee chain’s stock is down 39% since its IPO last year, despite sales and profitability that would be the envy of just about any other…...
Taco John's quietly moves its headquarters to Minnesota
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (499+ words) Taco John’s move to suburban Minneapolis is complete. The fast-food Mexican chain has quietly moved its headquarters to its new support center in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park and has shuttered its former headquarters in Cheyenne, Wyoming, according…...
Applebee's and IHOP plan to open a lot more co-branded locations
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (873+ words) Get ready to see a lot more co-branded Applebee’s/IHOPs. Dine Brands, the owner of the two full-service restaurant franchises, is picking up the pace of dual-branded openings after seeing strong results from existing locations. It now expects to have…...
Walk-On's franchisee launches a new restaurant group
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (524+ words) A new restaurant group has emerged in the bayou with a familiar name at the helm. Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based R&R Brands, which launched this week, is a triple threat of franchisor, franchisee and operator with deep industry ties. It’s…...
Here come more restaurant rebrands
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (219+ words) Here comes more restaurant rebrands. This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the rebrands at Domino’s and Long John Silver’s, and what those rebrands mean for the companies. Senior Tech Editor Joe Guszkowski…...
Chicken fingers and sauces are Zaxbys jam, and it is playing that up
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (437+ words) In the quick-service restaurant world, 2025 may go down as “the year of the chicken tender,” but Zaxbys started serving chicken fingers and sauce way back in 1990, six years before Raising Cane’s and decades earlier than Wendy’s just-launched “Tendys.” Call them…...
Texas Roadhouse, Red Robin, Whataburger and more make executive moves
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (320+ words) Texas Roadhouse named Lloyd Marshall as its first chief growth officer. Marshall is currently the head of Roadhouse’s sister concept, Bubba’s 33, and will continue in that position as well. He first joined the company in 1997 as a managing partner. He…...
Texas Roadhouse to acquire 13 restaurants from a franchisee
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (560+ words) Texas Roadhouse is buying 13 restaurants from one of its largest U.S. franchisees as it continues its efforts to operate more of its own stores. Seven of the stores are in Indiana and Ohio and six are in California. The deal is…...