Casual dining visits stabilized in the first half of 2025 According to Placer.ai data, May traffic was up on a visit-per-location basis for the segment ...

NASCAR reporter Jamie Little starts restaurant franchising business with husband Little and her husband, Cody Selman, plan to open at least six Protein Bar & Kitchen and Crave stores ...

Starbucks really wants its executives to deploy its turnaround plan. The coffee giant is giving its executive officers $6 million in stock grants if they accomplish certain parts of its “Back to ...

7 Brew franchisee secures investment from private equity firm Motley 7 Brew plans to use the funding to accelerate new unit expansion ...

Earlier this week, we examined limited-service burger chains with the highest (and lowest) average unit volumes, an important metric that partially illustrates the health of the brand, including ...

Look Who’s Franchising Now: Summer 2025 Edition Six early and mid-stage foodservice brands that have just announced franchising, including Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants ...

Daniel Shlossman, former chief growth and marketing officer of virtual food hall company Wonder, announced via LinkedIn that he has left the company. Shlossman joined Wonder in 2023 after working ...

Tighter budgets are apparently causing more consumers to seek broader experiences while dining out. According to Yelp data analyzing consumer searches from January to March, diners are seeking ...

Minimum wage, celebrity partnerships, Dubai Chocolate Get all the headlines in today’s Restaurant Daily podcast ...

Emerging, a growth capital firm investing in restaurant innovation, technology, and experiential entertainment, has named G.J. Hart, the former Red Robin executive, as managing partner, the ...

Restaurant stocks have performed just like Wall Street this year: They’re all over the place. The median restaurant stock was up 3.5% in the first half of 2025, not far off the 5% increase for ...

Iron Hill Brewery menu and loyalty program are revamped under new leadership Mark Kirke, CEO of the Pennsylvania-based brand, has added a new loyalty membership tier, relaunched the app, and ...