Pizza Hut chief operating officer Chequan Lewis exits the company

Feb 06, 2024

The former COO announced on LinkedIn that he has left the Yum Brands company after eight years in multiple leadership positions

Sweetgreen names former Starbucks executive Rossann Williams as chief operating officer

Feb 02, 2024

The Los Angeles-based salad restaurant hired Williams to oversee operations, real estate and development, and supply chain

Dave & Buster’s to debut new prototype in Dallas before the Super Bowl

Jan 31, 2024

New features include ‘a wall-to-wall gaming environment,’ interactive darts and shuffleboard bays, an ‘immersive’ sports viewing experience, a self-serve beer wall, and a new menu

Israel-Palestine conflict-related boycotts put a dent in Starbucks’ Q1 results

Jan 31, 2024

CEO Laxman Narasimhan pointed to the Middle Eastern conflicts and traffic softening in China market on weaker results

Chipotle founder Steve Ells’ robot restaurant startup scores NFL star investors

Jan 29, 2024

Plant-based automated restaurant Kernel is backed by the quarterbacks for the New York Giants and Chicago Bears and will open soon on Feb. 12

McDonald’s invests in sustainable team uniforms made with technology that makes synthetic fibers biodegradable

Jan 26, 2024

The new McDonald’s crew uniforms are made with CiClo technology, which allows polyester to biodegrade at similar rates to natural materials

PA Wendy’s franchisee fined for child labor violations

Jan 25, 2024

GCWen Management, operator of 21 restaurants, fined $300,000 for 766 state violations

Technomic assesses the pizza category across away-from-home and at-home channels

Jan 25, 2024

CHICAGO, Dec. 14, 2023—Technomic just released a comprehensive deep dive into how the away-from-home and at-home pizza category is evolving from market sizing, operator and consumer perspectives. This strategic report also explores the current and...

America’s 10 favorite restaurant chains

Jan 23, 2024

It’s no secret that Americans love to eat out. But which restaurant chains are their favorites...

Wetzel’s Pretzels’ first Access to Equity program graduate finds success with her own store

Jan 19, 2024

Daintry McFadden is a Black entrepreneur who had SBA loans denied 15 times before opening her first Wetzel’s store inside a Chicago-area Macy’s