Joe Guszkowski

A 61-unit Outback Steakhouse franchisee has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with Outback parent Bloomin' Brands set to acquire the locations.

There are some big potential deals in the restaurant industry.

This week, DoorDash dropped a bomb with a $17 billion agreement to acquire the grocery delivery provider Instacart.

Activist investors James Pappas and Chris Martin have exited the board after supporting a turnaround plan that included debt reduction and potential refranchising strategies.

- Eatertainment - Finance - Marketing & Branding - News Dave & Buster’s bets on simpler marketing to boost visits The eatertainment chain is consolidating behind an "evergreen valu

- Technology - Operations - Equipment - Automation - News Wonder debuts its robotic bowl maker The Infinite Makeline can produce meals from six Wonder concepts and is part of the c

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the closure of O’Charley’s, which has closed its corporate stores, leaving about four franchisee-owned units.

The 115-unit sports bar chain is introducing lunch deals and returning to physical menus following its recent acquisition by a franchisee-backed ownership group.

The seafood chain has shuttered 52 locations so far this year as part of a post-bankruptcy strategy to optimize its restaurant footprint.

In this week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants, we look at The Domino, Domino’s new, single-serve, Detroit-style pizza.

Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux has launched a smaller, more affordable prototype designed to lower development costs and accelerate growth for potential franchisees.

A comedy film detailing the origins and national expansion of the Hooters restaurant chain is currently in development, produced by some of the brand's original founders.

Can you really prevent what just happened to Texas Roadhouse?

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the latest controversy involving Subway, which is making it harder for franchisees to close stores.

The 500-unit gourmet burger chain reported its best traffic performance since early 2023 following the implementation of its 'First Choice' strategic turnaround plan.

The multi-unit operator of Flight Club has secured $10 million in new funding to open four additional U.S. locations following strong same-store sales growth.

The Ohio-based ax-throwing and sports bar concept has closed all five of its locations in Ohio and Las Vegas, citing circumstances beyond its control.

Texas Roadhouse reported 6.2% same-store sales growth for the second quarter, driven by strong traffic and its fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit weekly sales increases.

- Casual Dining - Finance - News Outback Steakhouse makes strides in turnaround effort Same-store sales at the steakhouse chain reached their highest mark since 2023, and Bloomin’

- Eatertainment - Executives - Operations - News Dave & Buster’s CEO Tarun Lal is retiring CFO Darin Harper will replace Lal, who had been with the eatertainment chain for just ove

Why did Cracker Barrel change its CEO one year after its logo controversy?

The 500-unit burger chain is introducing Garage Beer, co-owned by Jason and Travis Kelce, to its national menu as part of its ongoing brand turnaround strategy.

The casual dining chain has reorganized its marketing department to focus on integrated social media influencer campaigns and seasonal menu launches.

In August 2017, the late, great Kent Taylor was asked about third-party delivery, which was just bursting onto the scene at the time.