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Google Wants to Tell You What to Eat

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Chains

The Tricky Business of International Restaurant Franchising

6 years ago

International expansion often provides the best opportunity for growth when a brand has saturated the U.S. market, but expanding overseas isn't without its challenges.

Chains

Shake Shack Plans for Large Expansion, but Moves Deliberately

6 years ago

For a company that touts the value of its technology, Shake Shack is surprisingly slow on the draw to innovate in the space.

People

A Chef’s Secrets to Fine Dining Success in a Fast Casual World

6 years ago

We've watched as elements of fine dining slowly creep into more casual methods of service, allowing restaurateurs to build successful business models on top of changing diner preferences. But fine dining has never gone away; it's just evolved within its own constraints.

Chains

Chipotle’s New CEO Is Taco Bell’s Old CEO

6 years ago

If anyone can right Chipotle, it's the executive who helped make Taco Bell cool again.

Chains

Yum’s Choice of Grubhub as Its Official Delivery Partner Comes With a $200 Million Investment

6 years ago

The push toward exclusive delivery deals continues. The Yum! Brands deal is a catalyst for aggressive market growth as online ordering and delivery brands compete for restaurant business and market share.

Tech

With Delivery out of the Way, Yelp Doubles Down on Restaurant Products

6 years ago

As expected, Yelp is focusing a lot of energy — and money — on its products for restaurants in an effort to own the entire process, from booking to post-meal review.

Operations

Yelp’s Newest Economic Outlook Shows Promise for Independent Restaurants

6 years ago

Recent data shows that independent restaurants are faring better than chains, and are expected to grow at a faster rate. Don't discount larger corporations yet, though — innovation and creative ideas are happening across the industry.

Chains

Will Digital Ordering Save Chipotle?

6 years ago

Chipotle executives sounded optimistic as they admitted the chain has many obstacles to overcome in order to regain consumer trust and market share.

Tech

SevenRooms Launches Integration With Toast’s Point of Sale System

6 years ago

This integration is one small example of a larger trend: restaurant technology companies working to integrate seamlessly to provide the best solution for restaurateurs in a sea of options.

People

Video: Restaurateur Danny Meyer Encourages Challenging the Status Quo

6 years ago

Get enough advice to run a restaurant business in just two minutes and 30 seconds with Danny Meyer.

Independents

Restaurant Megatrends 2018: A New Kind of Big Money Can Remake Independent Restaurants

6 years ago

Big opens need big money in destinations where real estate and talent come with big price tags. The professionalization of this restaurant investment community was the logical next step.

Operations

Restaurant Megatrends 2018: Ordering and Payment Tech Create Haves and Have-Nots

6 years ago

As restaurants streamline their operations and hone app-based loyalty programs, technology dictates the divide between those who can participate and those who can't.

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