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Los Angeles-based fast-casual Sweetgreen has finally launched its loyalty program, the restaurant chain announced on Monday. It’s been dubbed Sweetpass and has two membership options, one paid and one free...
In October, Taco Bell enlisted comedian/actor Pete Davidson to apologize for the brand “going too far” with its breakfast innovation, noting that the morning is no time for such intensity...
For the modern restaurant, data is power. Data can tell you approximately how much beef you need to purchase for a typical Saturday evening shift, and it can tell you how many employees to put on the schedule for that evening, and perhaps most...
Starting April 27, consumers will be able to put McDonald’s Big Mac sauce on anything they order from the chain. The “person who runs the McDonald’s account” — or the company’s SMS messaging system — broke the news Wednesday morning with a photo...
No doubt the general manager of a busy restaurant has a big job — overseeing day-to-day operations, ensuring profitability, meeting food-safety standards, pleasing customers and team members, setting goals. Simply put, the GM has to understand the...
McDonald’s is ready to debut what it’s calling its “best burgers ever.” The company announced on Monday it is making a few changes to its burgers, including new, softer buns and more Big Mac sauce on its signature Big Macs. Some tweaks have...
Last spring, “NFT” was the buzzword of the moment, alongside terms like “crypto” and “metaverse” and “Web3,” and at the time, experts argued over whether this next phase of the Internet could change customer (and restaurant) behavior and...
We all know the pandemic was a massive catalyst in the acceleration of digital behaviors and that restaurants were forced to adjust accordingly. We also know this adjustment was too big a weight to bear for many small and independent...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index, released Wednesday morning, shows inflation is up 5% year-over-year, and 0.1% versus last month’s numbers. This marks the lowest CPI number since May 2021, which was also at 5%...
Chipotle unveiled what it is calling a new “responsible restaurant design," which uses energy-efficient equipment and systems, and 100% renewable energy from wind and solar power through the purchase of certified renewable energy credits...
