1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (177+ words) The 2026 Restaurant Tech Power List Nation’s Restaurant News The 2026 Restaurant Tech Power List These are the most powerful players driving foodservice’s technology revolution. Technology has never been more vital for restaurants. CTOs and CIOs are taking on a larger role…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (228+ words) Cofounders and co-owners Anthony and Haley Sitek share how they’ve prepared their seven-restaurant group for expansion. As any restaurant founder will tell you, growing from one restaurant to a second is hard. And for a small, corporate-owned restaurant business, growing…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (298+ words) Hooper is shifting to an advisory role, and the parent company’s regional group CEO is taking the helm for North America Troy Hooper is stepping down from day-to-day management as CEO of Hot Palette America, parent to Pepper Lunch’s U....

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (294+ words) The closures add to 150 restaurants shuttered in 2024 and 2025. The franchisee operating the affected locations plans to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Denny’s has closed five more locations. According to Fast Company, franchisee M15 Inc. said it has accumulated unsustainable debt and plans…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (771+ words) Efforts are already paying off with same-store sales tracking above 3% so far in third quarter. Expect to see a lot more from Jersey Mike’s in digital advertising. Sure, the TV ads featuring Danny DeVito and Eli Manning during NFL games…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (323+ words) The Yum Brands chains will remain in Irvine, California, but the new campus will be much bigger. Taco Bell and sibling chain Habit Burger & Grill plan to relocate their shared global headquarters to Alton HQ at 15955, 15967, 15975 Alton Parkway in Irvine,…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (170+ words) The casual-dining brand will open its first restaurants in Kosovo, Albania, and North Macedonia under an agreement with Devolli Group. TGI Fridays announced Tuesday a development agreement with Devolli Group to open the casual-dining restaurant chain’s first restaurants in the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (378+ words) This beloved destination restaurant in Great Falls, Virginia, was founded 72 years ago. Long-time guest Warren Thompson has pledged to ensure the French restaurant has a future. The Washington D.C.-area restaurant L’Auberge Chez Francois has been around for 72 years. Starting this…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (631+ words) The drive-thru coffee chain won bidding for the locations after rival Dutch Bros opted not to increase its offer. 7 Brew is buying locations in Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, and Nevada. 7 Brew got the closed Salad and Go sites it really wanted,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (349+ words) The chain is also testing chicken and waffles in select markets. Church’s Texas Chicken has added Big Deal Boxes to its menu, with prices starting at $5. They include the 2PC Real Big Deal Box: two pieces of hand-battered fried chicken (leg…...