
Another full-service Mexican brand shuts its doors
On the Border shuts down 27 restaurants, leaving six locations.
Red Robin is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 200 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Red Robin board members James Pappas and Chris Martin have exited the board after supporting a turnaround plan that included debt reduction and potential refranchising strategies, which has led to improvements in the company's finances and stock price [[2026-10-28 2 Red Robin board members bow out following improvements (0c5a33)]]. * Red Robin is offering a free Red's Big Tavern Burger with Bottomless Steak Fries to veterans and active-duty military members on Veterans Day [[2026-10-22 Red Robin Offers Free Burger and Bottomless Steak Fries to Military Heroes This (c356ac)]]. * Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. will release its fiscal third quarter 2026 results on November 4, 2026 [[2026-10-15 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. to Release Fiscal Third Quarter 2026 Results on (902d96)]]. * Red Robin introduces the Prime Rib Stack Burger, a limited-time burger featuring a hand-pressed beef patty, tender sliced prime rib, and other toppings [[2026-10-14 Red Robin Stacks Up the Flavor with the Introduction of the Prime Rib Stack Burg (bc373a)]]. * Red Robin has completed the refranchising of 108 corporate-owned locations to three multi-unit operators for $89.4 million [[2026-09-03 Red Robin Sells 108 Restaurants for $89.4M (7c2bb7)]]. * Red Robin has completed the sale of 108 company-owned restaurants to three separate buyers, generating roughly $89.4 million [[2026-09-02 Red Robin completes sale of 108 company-owned restaurants (29c403)]]. * Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. has completed the sale of 108 company-owned restaurants for $89.4 million as part of its refranchising transactions [[2026-09-02 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., Completes Sale of 108 Restaurants for $89.4 Mil (1b99a8)]]. * Red Robin is appointing Scott Hudler as Chief Marketing Officer, who brings over 25 years of experience in the restaurant and retail industries [[2026-08-11 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. to Appoint Scott Hudler Chief Marketing Officer (b7dbbe)]]. * Red Robin introduces the Dinner Double Feature, a meal combination with two half-portion entrée selections, coleslaw, a Bottomless Side, and an appetizer or dessert for $17.99 [[2026-08-10 Red Robin Redefines Dinner Value with New Dinner Double Feature for $17.99 (9ad265)]]. * Red Robin adds Kelce brothers’ Garage Beer to the menu as part of its brand turnaround strategy [[2026-07-28 Red Robin adds Kelce brothers’ Garage Beer to the menu (f5787d)]]. * Red Robin refranchises 86 units for $72.5M as part of its refranchising and turnaround strategy to raise capital and pay down debt [[2026-06-16 Red Robin refranchises 86 units for $72.5M (50fcbf)]]. * Red Robin to sell 86 restaurants to franchisees for $72.5M as part of its refranchising effort to pay down debt [[202 Filed under Restaurants / Burger.

On the Border shuts down 27 restaurants, leaving six locations.

Since May, the chain has entered three agreements to offload over 100 restaurants to franchisees as it works to raise capital to pay down debt.

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- Finance - Franchising - Casual Dining - News Red Robin to sell 86 restaurants to franchisees for $72.5M The two separate deals are the latest in a refranchising effort at the cas

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers announces refranchising agreements, selling 86 company-owned locations for $72.5 million.

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Red Robin sells 30 locations in refranchising deal to Evergreen Dining LLC for $23.5 million.
Under the terms of the agreement, Red Robin will receive $23.5 million in cash.

Red Robin sells 30 locations for $23.5M to Evergreen Dining LLC.

Restaurant chains report mixed first quarter results with 0.9% average sales increase.

Donatos Pizza is elevating its signature lineup with a trio of bold Alfredo inspired offerings that will be available from June 1 through 28.

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Food Franchises Congratulate the Class of 2026 With Discounts and Specials Across the country, students in the Class of 2026 are excitedly donning their caps and gowns and preparin

Red Robin's profits rise with ChatGPT's help, margins up 0.5%

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During the first quarter of 2026, Red Robin delivered continued progress in traffic trends and restaurant-level profitability at levels they haven't achieved in several years, reflecting the growing momentum behind…
Red Robin launches summer beverage lineup with 5 new drinks.

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Former Bloomin’ Brands executive Mark Graff will succeed interim CFO Chris Meyer to oversee financial operations for the casual dining burger chain’s 500 locations.

The burger chain has named former Bloomin’ Brands executive Mark Graff as chief financial officer to oversee financial strategy and operational planning.

There is the restaurant company’s core sports bar business, specializing in chicken wings, beer and televised sports, and then there is its scaled-down offshoot, Buffalo Wild Wings Go, with its…
Red Robin introduces new menu item, Towering Double Cheeseburger Sliders