A Deeper Dive: Scott Redler, co-founder of Freddy’s and former chair of the National Restaurant Association, joins the podcast to talk about the state of the industry right now. What are the restaurant industry’s biggest concerns right now? This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive features Scott Redler, the co-founder of… read more

The 2024 Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report is out. Check out the annual ranking of the 500 largest restaurant chains in the U.S. by annual system sales. Rank/Chain 1 McDonald’s 2 Starbucks 3 Chick-fil-A 4 Taco Bell 5 Wendy’s 6 Dunkin’ 7 Burger King 8 Subway 9 Chipotle Mexican Grill 10 Domino’s 11 Panera… read more

Government Watch: Waffle House employees win a raise in the wake of union activity, and New York restaurants welcome a limit on reservation scalping. Trump courts restaurant workers with a promise not to tax tips With the election less than five months away, Donald Trump is courting restaurant employees by promising he’ll end the taxation… read more

Walk-On’s, Smalls Sliders executives will keynote Nashville event that kicks off annual CREATE conference. Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN), the premier publication serving the entire foodservice industry, announced that it is expanding its successful Investment Summit. The second-annual Investment Summit will be held across two days, Oct. 8-9, at The Bell Tower event venue in Nashville,… read more

The fast-casual restaurant chain has entered into a forbearance agreement with its lenders and is undergoing a ‘strategic review process’ to ensure a stable financial future BurgerFi announced Thursday that the fast-casual burger concept and owner of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza would be “considering strategic alternatives” as the company looks to address continued fiscal challenges…. read more

Six Bluestone Lane and OCF Coffee stores in Philadelphia unionized, while seven Compass Coffee locations in Washington, D.C. filed for a union vote The unionization movement in the coffee industry continues with recent announcements of three Bluestone Lane Coffee stores and three OCF coffee stores in Philadelphia have unionized, and seven Compass Coffee stores in… read more

PARIS — Even as the company is looking to expanding the variety of its baked foods to attract customers, Starbucks Corp. also is striving to leverage its size to exact more attractive pricing from bakers in purchasing grain-based foods. Baked foods were discussed by Rachel Ruggeri, executive vice president and chief financial officer, June 5… read more

The data firm, a sister company of Restaurant Business, has revised down its sales expectations by 1.5 percentage points. Can a value war bring some of that traffic back? How bad has the year started off for restaurants? Bad enough to cost the industry about 1.5% of its sales, at least according to one projection…. read more

Jersey Mike’s Subs announced that Jamie Kapalko has been promoted to vice president and general counsel. Kapalko joined Jersey Mike’s in 2015 and most recently served as deputy general counsel. She will be responsible for overseeing all legal affairs including corporate contracts and regulatory compliance. “Jamie’s leadership touches every aspect of our business,” says Peter… read more

McDonald’s reportedly plans to get rid of self-serve soda machines and, at some locations, do away with free refills. The fast-food giant plans to remove all its beverage stations from stores by 2032. Some restaurants that offer complimentary beverage refills may stop doing that as well. Foodservice Results CEO Darren Tristano, a food service industry… read more