Restaurant Dive — page 3

The fast casual burger chain has seen sales and revenue growth in recent quarters after focusing on improved operations and hospitality.

TGI Fridays signs first US franchise in over a decade with Bliss Bites LLC.

El Pollo Loco hires new COO and chief development officer

Sweetgreen's wraps drive sales growth with one in five transactions including a wrap

The chain onboarded Chris Finazzo as COO and Victor Siqueira as chief supply chain officer, both RBI alums, as it continues an ambitious overhaul.

The fast food chain wants to be a first-choice restaurant, and will invest across its system to solidify that position over the next decade.

7 Brew buys 60+ Salad and Go units for $123M

The chain says the Honey Chicken Biscuit is designed for all dayparts.

McDonald's invests $5 billion in Next strategy for 250 basis points efficiency gain

Yard House reaches $1 billion in sales with 10% growth.

McDonald’s will roll out ArchIQ, an artificial intelligence platform to power restaurant operations, as part of its Next strategy.

McDonald's to reactivate 150M infrequent loyalty guests with new rewards tiers

KFC tests breakfast and table service at new Open House restaurant

The brand said the closures would impact locations that can’t deliver the coffeehouse experience or financial performance it expects.

McDonald's invests $8.5 billion to boost chicken and beverage sales

Denny's launches Project Grand Slam to boost sales and unit growth

The funding will be used to support restaurant modernization, tech deployments and operational improvements through 2036.

The fried chicken and bar concept shuttered several locations in 2025 and 2026 as sales results diverged across its system.

Meritage Hospitality Group, a 300-unit Wendy's operator, files for bankruptcy

The Italian brand only accounts for 3% of Brinker’s profits, but a focus on portion size and speed of service could help it grow sales, CEO Kevin Hochman said.

The AI company is joining the POS firm’s partner ecosystem, making it easier for many restaurants to deploy the voice tool.

Chili’s sales success over the last few years — driven by value and operational investments — have transformed the chain’s unit economics, with a 71% five-year increase in same-store sales, executives said at Brinker Int

Meritage Hospitality Group, which operates 314 Wendy’s units, has closed at least 60 units and opted out or altered the breakfast daypart to improve store-level EBITDA.

Nearly two months after iceberg lettuce at the chain was linked to Cyclospora, the QSR giant’s foot traffic remains depressed, according to Placer.ai.