Chain Restaurants

Crowd-pleasers like lettuce wraps are being offered as part of P.F. Chang’s new to-go concept.

Casual Dining Looks to Fast Food for Survival Tactics

Despite a short-lived upturn, the casual-dining segment has never quite returned to its heyday of the 1980s and ’90s.

BJ’s Inks $70 Million Deal with Panera Bread Founder Ron Shaich

BJ’s Restaurants announced an injection of capital Friday in the form of a $70 million investment from Act III Holdings.

Stars Support Cracker Barrel's ‘There’s Comfort in Giving’ Program

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store continues “There’s Comfort in Giving,” a program to donate meals and pay-it-forward to healthcare professionals fighting on the frontlines of COVID-19. ...

Cracker Barrel Reopens Dining Rooms in Georgia and Tennessee

Five Cracker Barrel units in Georgia and five Maple Street units in Georgia and Tennessee reopened dining rooms Tuesday after the states scaled back their mandated shutdowns earlier this week. ...

Buffalo Wings & Rings' Charitable Arm Donates $10K to COVID-19 Relief

Buffalo Wings & Rings’ charitable foundation, Buffalove has announced a donation of $10,000 amid COVID-19 to various local organizations in the communities it serves.

Customers eat guacamole at Chili's restaurant.

Chili’s CEO: No One Will Get More Out of Half a Dining Room Than Us

As a handful of states cautiously plan for reopening, Chili’s parent Brinker International anticipated that dining rooms at more than 300 restaurants would reopen this past weekend. ...

Applebee's Could Soon Have 200 Dining Rooms Open

Personal safety is now on par with craveability, IHOP president Jay Johns said. While a completely implausible comment just weeks ago, nobody is arguing it today.

Guests grab pizza at Pizza Inn's buffet.

Pizza Inn CEO, Franchise Association Conflict over Company’s Direction

Citing a lack of engagement from leadership, the Pizza Inn Franchisee Association Board of Directors unanimously approved a vote of no confidence for Pizza Inn CEO Brandon Solano.