
Cracker Barrel's logo controversy recovery strategy is working better than expected
Cracker Barrel reported its earnings earlier this week and, if you simply looked at the numbers, you’d think the company was in trouble.
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Cracker Barrel reported its earnings earlier this week and, if you simply looked at the numbers, you’d think the company was in trouble.

Restaurants serving only breakfast and lunch are beating traditional family diners.
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- Casual Dining - Marketing & Branding - News Giordano’s ties its newest discount to gas prices The Chicago-based pizza chain is rolling out a promotion giving customers a discount
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Technomic data reveals a significant performance divide between traditional three-meal family dining brands and high-growth breakfast-and-lunch-only concepts.

Eggs Up Grill sales rose 32% in 2025, outpacing traditional family dining chains

Bojangles is centralizing its catering operations through a partnership with ezCater, turning a fragmented franchisee practice into a formal systemwide growth engine.

When Eric Stepp joined Bojangles a little over two years ago, a systemwide catering program was nonexistent at the Charlotte, North Carolina-based chicken chain.

“Give your fork a break … new wraps are here,” claims Sweetgreen.

Thompson Restaurants is preparing to launch franchising for its by-the-slice Wiseguy Pizza brand.
Entrepreneurs Woody Mills and Yolanda Mills-Mawman have beaten the odds – roughly seven and a half times over.

Bill Edwards shares global franchising news in September 2025 newsletter

Don Minter has opened a Senior Care Authority franchise, combining personal experience with professional expertise to support families with caregiving needs.
A recognized expert with more than 20 years of experience in the restaurant and foodservice space, Bean will lead the brand as it enters a more modern era with an evolution that marks notable changes to restaurant design, service, and menu.
Corner Bakery Cafe promotes Erin Hasselgren to president, overseeing brand expansion and daily operations.

Chipotle and Starbucks are two restaurant brands that do not franchise, but may consider it in the future.
Taziki's Mediterranean Café strengthened its executive team with the addition of two industry veterans, Robert Brown and Lynn Edwards.
Captain D’s names Jeff Wilson as its Chief Financial Officer, bringing a wealth of finance, operations, and profitability enhancement skills to the company.

Another summer gone, the war in Ukraine rages on, the world is preparing for another round of Covid vaccines, inflation and gas prices are settling down, the U.K.

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Service brands continue their growth trajectory in Q2, with several new franchise agreements and openings.
start]Medford, OR - The Human Bean, a fast-growing national franchisor and leader in the specialty coffee drive-thru space is excited to announce the appointment of Janie Page as Chief Marketing Officer.
Jill Golder joins MOD Board of Directors, bringing over 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry, including senior leadership roles at Cracker Barrel and Ruby Tuesday.

Welcome back to our monthly news roundup. We’ve added a note of realism, calling it “Good (and Other) News!,” to reflect the ongoing effects of the pandemic on franchising – and now, with vaccines becoming more widespread every day, a glimmer of optimism.
Research from SOCi finds a direct correlation between revenue growth and localized digital marketing strategies for top restaurants.