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Olive Garden restaurant.

Chain Restaurants

Darden’s Sales Rise as Olive Garden Targets Lunch Comeback

Cracker Barrel restaurant.

New CEO Charts Cracker Barrel’s Path Back to Traffic Growth

Ninety Nine food.

Ninety Nine Restaurants Could Be Headed for a Sale

Food from Yardbird.

Yardbird Southern Table & Bar Files for Bankruptcy

Chili's restaurant.

Chili’s Turnaround Clears Way for New Restaurant Growth

Stuffed French Toast flavors from IHOP.

Why IHOP Finally Brought Back Stuffed French Toast

Primanti Bros. sandwiches.

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

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

Red Robin's value combo.

Red Robin Moves Forward with $96 Million Refranchising Strategy

LTOs from Riko's Pizza.

Riko’s Pizza Has a Blueprint for Sustainable Growth

Walk-On's restaurant prototype.

Walk-On’s Unveils Smaller, Less Expensive Restaurant Prototype

Denny's catering.

Denny’s Goes All-In on Catering as Part of Comeback Plan

Olga's Fresh restaurant.

Olga’s Kitchen Turns to Fast Casual to Unlock Next Growth Opportunity

Food from Hickory Tavern.

Hickory Tavern Trims Footprint Amid Brand Revitalization

California Pizza Kitchen kiosk.

California Pizza Kitchen to Deploy Up to 1,000 Automated Kiosks

Walk-On's grand opening.

Walk-On’s Sees Opening in Sports Bar Category and Plans to Take Advantage

Red Robin hamburger.

Red Robin Gains Ground as Traffic Turns Positive