The restaurant industry continues to face challenges even after the COVID-19 pandemic with inflation, rising costs, and changing consumer behavior. Every restaurant faces the same question: How do ...

Outback Steakhouse wants to fix its value perception. Executives said the chain has lost share to steakhouse competitors on value, which includes pricing and food quality. Applebee’s is also ...

Shaken consumer confidence and economic uncertainty helped push down first-quarter profits at Restaurant Brands International Inc., its chief executive said Thursday. “Through the first few ...

Is the golden age of the pizza chain over? While the nation’s largest pizza brands had a shining moment during the pandemic as a category uniquely well-equipped to handle the abrupt shift to off ...

Houston-based Pappas Restaurants plans to acquire On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina following an auction process for the Dallas-based chain, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March.

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The United States economy shrank in the first quarter of 2025, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday, with the gross domestic product reading coming in at -0.3%.

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Noodles & Company’s brand transformation, centered around its March 12 menu relaunch, appears to be bearing fruit, but the fast-casual chain still has underperforming restaurants to close, chief ...

Flynn Group, the world’s largest franchise operator, has added pay-at-the-table technology from Ziosk at its more than 460 Applebee’s locations. The partnership features Ziosk’s z Mini ...

The April jobs report exceeded forecasts, with about 177,000 positions added nationwide, according to federal data released Friday morning. The unemployment rate remained steady month-over-month ...

Tech supplier Olo is reportedly considering a sale. According to Bloomberg, the online ordering company has received interest from potential buyers. The economy took a bite out of McDonald’s ...