Dine Brands plans to open a lot more co-branded Applebee’s-IHOP locations. Remote workers may not be happy about returning to offices, but Sweetgreen sure is – and the shift will likely ...

When Kirk Tanner became CEO of Wendy’s in February 2024, it was a big change — and not just because he was becoming the CEO of one of the largest restaurant companies in the U.S., one that ...

Branding is an ongoing journey, but many restaurant operators think of it as a one-time effort — something to check off a list before opening day. The effort put toward branding should never be ...

Dine Brands International has big plans for its dual-branded IHOP/Applebee’s model this year. The model — which combines Dine’s two flagship brands under one roof and features menu items ...

Suppose you had a time machine and you travelled back to 1940. Not only would you get a snapshot of that momentous season in American history when the nation teetered between an economic ...

The Consumer Price Index report for February increased 2.8% year-over-year, compared to 3% in January, showing signs of cooling and driven largely by a 4% drop in airline fares. Despite ...

The team behind Sabine Café took the pandemic of 2020 as a time to recast their restaurant, and they’ve enjoyed the resulting popularity. Before the pandemic, Sabine Café was for 10 years the ...

Justin and Kathleen Simmons are the very definition of “restaurant people.” They didn’t set out to be — when the couple met in college at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, they were ...

Little Finch is the smaller, café outpost of the Olive & Finch Collective, founded by Mary Nguyen. Little Finch opened on Denver’s pedestrian 16 th Street Mall in early 2023. Nguyen, a native ...

Rooted in sunny San Diego, CoCo Playa, a single-unit, quick-service drive-thru café offering coffee, cookies, and dirty sodas, has plans for expansion. Launched last June, CoCo Playa is one of ...

A couple of weeks have passed since the annual Women’s Foodservice Forum conference in Dallas and we’re still processing some of the key takeaways from the event. Take, for instance, marketing ...

Former Wendy’s and Chili’s franchisee Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman died Tuesday in Louisville, Ky., after a heart attack. He was 71. The former basketball star suffered a heart attack while ...