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WEBHow the restaurant industry winced when butts were kicked. Restaurant Rewind: Two decades ago, many in the business pleaded with lawmakers to let patrons continue smoking. It would be a while before the whole industry would exhale and admit the sky wasn't falling. Premium. Financing.
National Restaurant Association offers free training and …
WEBApr 8, 2020 · By National Restaurant Association on Apr. 08, 2020. The National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe food safety training and certification program is offering its online Food Handler training program free through April 30. The training has helped educate more than 3 million line-level and front-of-house employees on food safety.
Top 500 Chains - Restaurant Business
WEBThe Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report is a measure of the largest restaurant concepts by U.S. systemwide sales, based on results from the 2019 calendar year. Relevant information is accrued using a combination of public company financial filings, direct operator surveying, franchise disclosure documents and proprietary valuation algorithms.
A brief history of Quiznos’ collapse - Restaurant Business
WEBJun 13, 2018 · On Monday, Quiznos was sold to an investment firm out of San Diego. This has given me time to tell the story of one of the biggest restaurant chain collapses in industry history. Between 2007 and 2017, Quiznos shrunk from 4,700 U.S. locations to fewer than 400. We can find no other example of a …
KFC reveals its new ‘Quick Pick-Up’ service as drive-thru waits soar
WEBBy Jonathan Maze on Nov. 16, 2021. With drive-thru wait times taking off amid labor challenges and heavy demand, KFC is trying a different strategy: Convince customers to come inside. Specifically, the chain on Tuesday debuted its new “Quick Pick-Up” service, which provides customers with designated parking spaces and pick-up shelves inside.
A Burger King franchisee gets sold out of bankruptcy, and a big …
WEBSep 27, 2023 · KRAF Inc., an Arizona Burger King franchisee that had provided the initial “stalking horse” bid for the restaurants out of bankruptcy, is paying $7 million for seven locations in that state, though $1.5 million of that is reserved for construction to repair hurricane damage on one of the locations. Kansas King is acquiring 16 locations in ...
Boston Market is down to 27 restaurants - Restaurant Business
WEBMar 11, 2024 · Boston Market is closing locations almost daily, employees say. | Photo: Shutterstock. Boston Market’s downfall may be coming to its final weeks as the once-national chain of rotisserie chicken restaurants is down to just about 27 locations, several sources told Restaurant Business. Meanwhile, a federal court judge on …
Restaurant Brands International CEO José Cil is the Restaurant …
WEBJun 7, 2021 · Cil has been the CEO of RBI, the owner of Burger King, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Tim Hortons, since 2019. In being named Restaurant Leader of the Year, he joins a distinguished list of top chief executives, including Panera Bread Founder Ron Shaich, Chipotle Mexican Grill CEO Brian Niccol and Union Square Hospitality Group Founder Danny Meyer.
14 years after disappearing, Steak and Ale is set to return
WEBJan 17, 2023 · 14 years after disappearing, Steak and Ale is set to return. For its second act, the casual-dining pioneer will revive many of its signature elements while adding some new tricks. By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 17, 2023. The new Steak and Ale will have a polished-casual feel. / All photos courtesy of Legendary Restaurant Brands.
A look inside Chick-fil-A's planned new prototypes - Restaurant …
WEBJul 28, 2023 · Operations. A look inside Chick-fil-A's planned new prototypes. The chicken-sandwich chain plans to open two new prototypes targeted at takeout customers, including one of them with a four-lane drive-thru under a second-story …