With this new partnership, Chef Andrea Zanin will consult with the Electrolux Professional team in North America to promote innovation. We are excited to announce our partnership with Chef Andrea Zanin in North America. He will be working closely with the company to provide education and support for Electrolux Professional solutions. Chef Zanin will be… read more

Buffalo Wild Wings knows customers are champing at the bit to go out once again. To direct that pent-up demand toward its doors, the brand is launching Blazin’ Trivia, a new weekly trivia night with $50,000 and a trip to Las Vegas on the line. The game will be hosted every Wednesday night, with teams… read more

Smashburger president Carl Bachmann wants the chain to be the No. 1 fast-casual brand. And the pandemic didn’t stop him from thinking big. “We kept the doors open the whole time, so we didn’t lose as many employees as other chains,” said Bachmann. That, and developing and promoting team members from within, are helping Smashburger… read more

The COVID-19 pandemic was arguably the most dramatic event World of Beer CEO Paul Avery has faced in his career. The 54-unit chain decided to quickly furlough 92 percent of its staff in an attempt to allow everyone to get proper government assistance. For those who remained, salaries were reduced 50 percent. At one point… read more

The doughnut and coffee chain will be trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol, “DNUT.” The news was announced a month after Krispy Kreme initially filed a draft registration for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The IPO will take Krispy Kreme public for the first time since the acquisition by… read more

As Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE) marks its fiftieth year in business, president RJ Melman doesn’t see any signs of slowing down. The multi-concept operator has over 150 restaurants in several states across the country ranging from fast-casual to fine-dining and, during the pandemic, brought some closed concepts back as virtual restaurants. Melman, however, does… read more

Perhaps more than anything else, restaurants of the future will need to be flexible in format to serve guests with varying needs. That’s according to Chipotle Mexican Grill’s Chief of Development Tabassum Zalotrawala, who shared her insights during a session on “Inside Chipotle’s Recipe for Growth,” part of the ongoing Nation’s Restaurant News digital series… read more