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Sweetgreen Taps Chipotle Vets As It Moves Into Midwest
Sweetgreen Taps Chipotle Vets As It Moves Into Midwest
August 21, 2023  |  Personnel

Sweetgreen has reportedly hired two former Chipotle executives to help with its Midwest expansion. Company officials told The Wall Street Journal Monday (Aug. 21) that it had named Michael...

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Cava Prepares IPO Roadshow Amid Fast-Casual Recovery
Cava Prepares IPO Roadshow Amid Fast-Casual Recovery
June 04, 2023  |  IPO

Fast casual eatery Cava is reportedly set to begin promoting its initial public offering (IPO). Executives from the Mediterranean-themed restaurant chain plan to begin a roadshow to...

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Dine-In Takes a Tip From Fast-Casual With Off-Premises Innovation
Dine-In Takes a Tip From Fast-Casual With Off-Premises Innovation
April 03, 2023  |  Restaurant Roundup

Casual dining brands are realizing on-premises is no longer enough to retain today’s consumers’ loyalty. In recent months, leaders in the category have been emphasizing...

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Schlotzsky’s: When You Can’t Dine-In Then Drive-Thru
Schlotzsky’s: When You Can’t Dine-In Then Drive-Thru
April 17, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

The drive-thru, which captured 70 percent of quick service restaurants’ (QSRs’) total sales in 2018, has become a critical focal point as dine-in seating areas...

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Bamboo Asia On Strategies, Digital Tools To Streamline Fast-Casual Operations
Bamboo Asia On Strategies, Digital Tools To Streamline Fast-Casual Operations
March 23, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

Keeping multiple restaurant locations well-supplied with ingredients requires precise understandings of different venues’ needs and careful logistics coordination. Inability to track and predict inventory usage...

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How The Cloud Keeps Restaurant Inventory Less Cloudy
How The Cloud Keeps Restaurant Inventory Less Cloudy
March 20, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

Keeping multiple restaurant locations well-supplied with ingredients requires precise understandings of different venues’ needs and careful logistics coordination. Inability to track and predict inventory usage...

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Brightloom’s Adam Brotman On Building A Better (Digital) QSR
Brightloom’s Adam Brotman On Building A Better (Digital) QSR
August 01, 2019  |  Innovation

Restaurant operators are waking up to the fact that they need to bring more digital and mobile oomph to their operations, lest they lose customers...

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ResTech Race Gains Fresh Buzz From Fast-Casual Sector
ResTech Race Gains Fresh Buzz From Fast-Casual Sector
November 08, 2018  |  ResTech

Some of them provide an easy target for mockery, especially among younger consumers who often see them as offering bland, unhealthy fare. Some can make...

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Olo And Punchh Partner On Teriyaki Madness Mobile Ordering, Loyalty Platform
Olo And Punchh Partner On Teriyaki Madness Mobile Ordering, Loyalty Platform
June 26, 2018  |  ResTech

Olo and Punchh, two of the leading names in mobile order ahead, have joined forces on a new mobile ordering app for the fresh Asian...

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