&pizza gets back to its roots as founder Michael Lastoria passes the reins to new CEO Mike Burns

Mar 21, 2024

Washington, D.C.-based company &pizza is known for being an unconventional brand, from its oblong pies with quirky toppings, to its texting-only “Pizza Plug” hotline and political messaging. Although the emerging brand was once a significant...

Why Rob Lynch’s move from Papa Johns to Shake Shack makes sense

Mar 21, 2024

Lynch is leaving Papa Johns after leading the company into a new era of prosperity for five years

Snooze, an A.M. Eatery rewards 18 golden ticket benefits to general managers and head chefs

Mar 21, 2024

The innovative breakfast brand’s game-changing benefit recognizes outstanding team members with $625,000 in combined cash bonuses, plus a month of paid time off and more

Mar 21, 2024

This week on Nation's Restaurant News the top story was Florida Senate passes law protecting restaurants and consumers from third-party delivery services. The Florida state Senate passed a bill last week designed to regulate third-party...

Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants sees lower-income consumers pulling back

Mar 21, 2024

Households under $75,000 — and especially less than $50,000 — cut back in Feb. 25-ended Q3, CEO Rick Cardenas says

A Virginia Wendy's restaurant is testing drone delivery

Mar 21, 2024

A single Wendy’s location in Christiansburg, Virginia, is testing drone delivery in partnership with DoorDash and Alphabet’s Wing.

Shake Shack recruits Papa Johns’ Rob Lynch as its new CEO

Mar 21, 2024

Rob Lynch joined Papa Johns in August 2019 and led the company to record global systemwide sales of over $5 billion. He succeeds a retiring Randy Garutti.