4+ day, 56+ min ago   (228+ words) Cofounders and co-owners Anthony and Haley Sitek share how they’ve prepared their seven-restaurant group for expansion. As any restaurant founder will tell you, growing from one restaurant to a second is hard. And for a small, corporate-owned restaurant business, growing…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (97+ words) Plus, QSR brands’ value perception is starting to slip. On this week's Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss the latest restaurant industry news, including Popeyes’ reintroduction of its $6 Big Box, Domino’s new…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (129+ words) See which stories readers couldn't get enough of. In other news, the U.S. Senate just passed the bipartisan Common Cents Act, one month after it was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. Now the bill will head back to the House…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (339+ words) Square is integrating more closely with OpenTable to give restaurants richer data. Toast and Resy just rolled out a similar partnership. Square and Toast have already chosen sides in the restaurant reservation wars, and now they are digging in. The…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (672+ words) The fast-casual chain is shifting to a points-based program with tiers. The goal is to offer more value, choice, and transparency. Panera Bread’s new-and-improved loyalty program is scheduled to roll out on Wednesday, a move designed to offer more value,…...