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Nearly half of independent restaurants couldn’t pay rent in …
2024年12月16日 · Dive Insight: This year, restaurants continued to struggle with traffic, which Black Box Intelligence (BBI) said is down 3.3% year-to-date. Comparable sales are also down 0.5% year-to-date. BBI predicts 2025 comparable traffic will likely decline by about 2.9%, with comparable sales roughly flat.
Thrive Restaurant Group buys Modern Market Eatery
2024年9月6日 · Dive Insight: Thrive, which operates over 190 restaurants across six brands including Applebee’s and Qdoba, previously purchased three Modern Market units in Austin, Texas, and built two Modern Market units in the Kansas City area, the press release said.
These restaurants closed hundreds of stores in 2024
2024年12月19日 · 2024 marked a year of major closures for restaurant chains. For some companies, like Red Lobster, TGI Fridays and Rubio’s, these preceded Chapter 11 filings.Other closures, like Denny’s and Wendy’s, targeted underperforming …
Cava is bolstering customization through catering, loyalty strategy
2023年12月14日 · In the wake of its June IPO, Cava has turned a profit and posted significant traffic gains — standing out from many competitors who reported flat or dwindling visits.. The Mediterranean fast casual is looking to deepen engagement with existing customers and win new fans by extending the customization its serving line offers through catering expansion and a new loyalty program.
FTC excludes restaurants from junk fee rule | Restaurant Dive
2024年12月19日 · Dive Insight: Restaurants, through the actions of federal courts and backtracking by regulators themselves, have largely escaped many dreaded regulations this year.. Industry groups welcomed the removal of restaurants from the final rule. In a statement emailed to Restaurant Dive, the National Restaurant Association called the result a major victory and trumpeted its lobbying and outreach ...
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6 campaigns that broke through the creative rut of H1 2023 Though tightened advertiser budgets have spurred a sense of dullness, bets on buzzy tech, experiential displays and major refreshes from chains like Dunkin’ and Burger King seized the moment.
Top 500 restaurant chains grew 2023 sales 7.5% despite traffic …
2024年5月20日 · Dive Brief: The Top 500 U.S. restaurant chains grew sales by 7.5% last year to over $417 billion, according to a preview of Datassential’s annual top 500 chains report, The Datassential 500. Price increases helped grow sales despite a slower year for unit growth. These chains increased units by 2% to 238,152, per the report preview that was released Wednesday.
What's cooking: An inside look at Cava's new innovation kitchen
2019年9月17日 · One of the biggest differences in the innovation kitchen is the colorful digital menu board that hangs above guests at the start of the line, a departure from the chain's static menus that are often changed seasonally.These digital menu boards offer the restaurant the ability to highlight new menu options and can be updated within seconds, Famous said.
From restaurant to retail: How Michelin-starred brands are …
2024年12月20日 · Nearly five years later, the move from restaurant to retail shows no sign of abating. Several higher-end restaurants such as Carbone and Momofuku are amassing more space in stores, enabling them to generate millions more in revenue and expanding their customer base in the process.. Marguerite Mariscal, CEO of Momofuku in New York City, said the company saw an opportunity to diversify by ...