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News

Chains

Restaurants Tout Guest Experience in Second Quarter Earnings Reports

7 years ago

While it may take some time and effort to change the way a chain operates, large and successful companies work hard to stay one step ahead of the game.

Chains

Shake Shack Is Not the Next Chipotle

7 years ago

Measuring every new restaurant endeavor against the "Chipotle metric" makes every upstart look sub-par. Amid its hurdles, Shake Shack continues to serve quality food and open new restaurants at a fast pace. Sounds like success to me.

Strategy

Eat24 Sale Could Signify Yelp’s Focus on the In-Restaurant Experience

7 years ago

With several other restaurant-facing product offerings, Eat24 was the one that didn't fit into the Yelp puzzle. By ceding delivery to former rival, Grubhub, Yelp is free to focus on the other parts of its business that certainly benefit from its robust consumer network.

Strategy

Grubhub to Buy Eat24 from Yelp

7 years ago

This news signifies a few large players are starting to take over the game.

Chains

Could Taco Bell, Once the Darling of Fast Food, Be Fading?

7 years ago

The key to Taco Bell's continued success lies in promotions, marketing, partnerships, and other flashy ways of drawing attention to the restaurant.

People

“Bizarre Foods” Goes Beyond Bizarre Foods, According to Host Andrew Zimmern

7 years ago

Anthony Bourdain has forever changed the scope and style of food television. His influence is at play here, too, but if Zimmern wants to shed his show's bug-eating image, perhaps consider a name change?

Chains

Restaurant Brands Beats Second Quarter Profit Forecasts

7 years ago

Chains

So Millennials Are Killing Restaurants Again?

7 years ago

Sure, we can blame the millennial generation for all the changes in the restaurant industry, but we should probably look at all of the technological and social changes, too.

Marketing

The Not-So-Quiet Power of a Good Restaurant Website

7 years ago

It's easy to overlook the importance of a well-designed and useful website in an age of social media hype, but a restaurant's website is the one true place the business has total control of the message.

Food

Phish Taps Philadelphia Donut Store for its “Baker’s Dozen” Residency at Madison Square Garden

7 years ago

Have to say, I'm a sucker for a good creative food partnership.

Strategy

Our Long National Avocado Nightmare May Be Over

7 years ago

Worldwide demand for avocados has exploded. Good news, then, that next season should be a great one for avocados.

Chains

Starbucks Tries to Pull the Plug on Its Failed Investment in Tea

7 years ago

Teavana's purchase may have meant sense in 2007, but its flaws were quickly exacerbated by its locations in high-end malls with rents that were not sustainable.

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