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10 Takeaways from QSR Evolution on Labor, AI, and Purpose-Driven Leadership

Jason E. Brooks

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The longtime Bennigan’s signature now has a home at the revived Steak and Ale, too.

Bennigan’s and Steak and Ale Celebrating National Monte Cristo Day with BOGO Offer

Ford’s Garage Plans Expansion Into Carolinas

Sonny’s BBQ’s Porktoberfest Returning This Fall

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Grims is passionate about empowering women, founding Fearless Femmes as a platform that supports women across Fearless Restaurants.

How Sydney Grims Learned to Lead at Fearless Restaurants

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Primanti Bros. Parent Authentic Restaurant Brands Captures $325 Million Investment

O’Charley’s Abruptly Shutters All Company-Owned Locations

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Speed Wins: The Restaurants That Hire First Are Winning the Talent Race

At the heart of Musaafer's menu are select ingredients and spice blends, specifically sourced from families in India who have been using them for generations.

How Three Chefs are Turning Heritage Into Celebrated Cuisine

Hawkers Asian Street Food

The 2026 FSR NextGen 10: Elevated Restaurants on the Rise

Oakwell, which calls itself a “social day spa,” combines the private spa suite experience with a craft beer-and-wine taproom.

Where Booze Meets Wellness Culture: Beer Spas

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How P.F. Chang’s Started Believing it Could Win Again

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Why 73 Percent of Guests Won’t Return After This Experience

The $229 Billion Reason Brands Are Rethinking Their Protein Strategy

Why Cheap Pizza Can Cost More Than It Saves

The Menu Detail 60 Percent of Diners Use to Choose a Restaurant

How Operators Win Wallets in a Low-No Alcohol and Sugar Environment

Menuing Mexican Flavors Today

How Oil Choice Is Becoming a Bigger Part of the Guest Experience

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Special Reports

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Revealing FSR’s Top 50 Independent Restaurants of 2026

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Submissions Open for Top 50 Independent Restaurants

Co-CEOs Brooks Schaden and Shannon McNiel have expansion and experience on the mind.

FSR’s Breakout Brand of the Year: Why All Eyes are On Tom’s Watch Bar

Cooper's Hawk Wine and food.

FSR NextGen 25: Rising Restaurants to Watch Beyond 2025

Top Chefs: Where Are They Now?

Jordan Moton (credit Indigo Road Hospitality Group).

FSR’s Rising Stars: 40 Under 40 Are Shining Brighter Than Ever in 2025

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FSR 30 2025: The Top Full-Service Restaurant Chains in America

Flore Cafe inside Sisters Thai Tyson.

Unveiling FSR’s Top 50 Independent Restaurants of 2025

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Grims is passionate about empowering women, founding Fearless Femmes as a platform that supports women across Fearless Restaurants.

How Sydney Grims Learned to Lead at Fearless Restaurants

Giving Kitchen Names Carmen Jackson Chief Operating Officer

Giving Kitchen, the nonprofit that provides emergency assistance to food service workers through unanticipated crisis, has named Carmen Jackson as its Chief Operating Officer. Jackson begins in the role on September 14. Jackson brings more than 18 years of operational and strategic leadership across Fortune 100 enterprises, mission-driven organizations, and independent consulting. She began her […]

Looking ahead, Karen Browne distills the next few years down to two key priorities: expanding One Off’s iconic brands into more locations and ensuring that growth is supplemented by auxiliary revenue streams.

How an Industry Outsider Rewired an Iconic Restaurant Empire

How Chef Adrianne Calvo Turned Family, Flavor, and Loss Into a Miami Restaurant Legacy

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The Restaurant Innovator Podcast

How Caitlin Mateo Leads with Purpose and Innovates Scratch-Made Menus at Scale

Front-Line Leadership: Burger King Manager Tells All

What It Takes to Keep a Neighborhood Restaurant Alive

Maureen DiStefano, Director of Franchise Development at Slim Chickens