Atlanta’s Escobar Restaurant & Tapas Lounge is for the 25 and older crowd, co-founder Mychel “Snoop” Dillard says. The hardworking urban professionals and entrepreneurs. But it’s also for the celebrities, and the list is eye-catching—Snoop Dogg, T.I., singer/songwriter Jacquees, former NBA player Stephen Jackson, and rap artist Trina. The restaurant, which Dillard co-founded with Grammy award-winning rapper 2… read more
Outback didn’t need the pandemic to realize the importance of a new prototype. Ideation on a new store design began in 2019. Brand President Brett Patterson explains that as Outback thought about future growth, it wanted to make sure it had a more streamlined vessel that could resonate in smaller markets—that was the big growth opportunity… read more
The new center includes a kitchen, application laboratory, and rapid prototyping capabilities and will allow the company’s food scientists to work with customers in the Latin America region to address growing demands for solutions that help reduce sugar, fat and calories, and add fiber, in consumer products, Tate & Lyle said. “We are excited to… read more
If you possess a mental picture of Francis Mallmann, especially from his hagiographic Chef’s Table episode, it’s likely of the Argentine chef emerging, Dionysian, from a woodsmoke haze, bearing the reverently-charred remains of a whole beast, bird, or fish to a laden table. The smoke and showmanship haven’t dissipated, but he would now like for… read more
Schofield is about to graduate from college and plans to become a police detective or probation officer. She’d also like to own a restaurant, too. Shavonne Schofield believes patience is a virtue. Patience can help us achieve our goals and avoid making bad decisions. That’s the lesson she’s learned, and thanks to it, she’s finding… read more
Allyssa attempted to sell jewelry to a pawn shop, but they turned her down. She finally took out a payday loan with high interest. Failing to meet the conditions of her parole, she returned to prison. “Allyssa” was a hypothetical character assumed by Lori Ewald at a recent reentry simulation on the Widener University Delaware… read more
Jack in the Box sold the Qdoba Mexican Eats chain in 2018 after owning it for about 15 years without great success. So why the heck would the company buy yet another Mexican brand? That was the (somewhat paraphrased) first question from a Wall Street analyst after Jack in the Box Inc. announced an agreement… read more
Jack in the Box Inc. continued to struggle with labor issues in the second quarter, with about half of company-owned unit dining rooms remaining closed because of staffing issues, the company said Thursday. A “meaningful number” of restaurants were operating at reduced hours during the April 17-ended quarter, but CEO Darin Harris said efforts are… read more
Subway is pushing a multi-year transformation journey, and the next step is a shift in U.S. development strategy. The world’s largest sandwich chain announced Thursday that instead of being a development-focused organization, it will become experience-oriented, meaning a streamlined footprint, remodeled restaurants, and a transition to multi-unit operators. “Subway was built with an expansion mindset… read more
In the post-COVID era, it has become increasingly hard to fill staff vacancies. Some workers have retired early, some have left the workforce, some have taken the opportunity to change career paths, and others have spread across the globe. This has left owners and managers scrambling to fill empty job slots while also trying… read more