Menu Tracker: New items from McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and IHOP
Plus innovation at &Pizza, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, Beyond Juicery & Eatery, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, Burgerville, Cinnaholic, Dairy Queen and more.
What employers need to know now that the 80/20 tip credit rule has been overturned
How two law firms think that businesses should prepare for returning to the old tip credit laws and if the rules could change again one day.
How Taco Bell’s innovation team turns an idea into a cult-status menu item
The chain comes up with well over 1,000 ideas each year and whittles those down to about 40 product launches using its consumer and team member filters.
New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol promises to ‘refocus’ brand back to a ‘welcoming coffeehouse’
In an open letter to Starbucks customers, employees, and investors, Niccol admitted that the company has “drifted from its core”
Callaway will spin off its Topgolf brand in 2025
The company announced its plan Wednesday after market, with a separation expected to be complete by the second half of 2025.
Red Lobster’s sale is approved by bankruptcy court
Football season is here: 15 current and former NFL players in the restaurant industry
BurgerFi files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The fast-casual burger restaurant and parent of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza warned investors of potential bankruptcy a month ago.
Here’s why Sweetgreen no longer wants to be fully automated
Sweetgreen CFO Mitch Reback said at the Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference that the Infinite Kitchens model will be used for 50% of new stores.
Whataburger CEO Ed Nelson is retiring, COO Debbie Stroud to take over role
