Cheesecake Factory to Buy Fox Restaurant Concepts, North Italia for $308M
The integration process was going so smoothly The Cheesecake Factory decided to buy the entire company.
July 2019
Investing in Food Safety Training—the Key to Your Restaurant’s Success
Many times, restaurants rely on a "trickle-down training" approach. Restaurants will invest in formal training for managers.
Brand Consistency: What it Means for Restaurant Marketing and Why It Matters
The restaurant industry is growing.
Another Broken Egg Revamps Itself Inside and Out
For a long time, Another Broken Egg remained stagnant. Clay Carson, the brand’s VP of franchise sales and real estate, says people in the industry wondered why the concept didn’t grow. ...
Texas Roadhouse's CEO: We Hire All the Cool People
When asked about the state of the Texas Roadhouse employee, chief executive Kent Taylor said Monday, “As I've gone into a lot of our competitors’ restaurants, I've realized that we hire all the coo ...
BJ's Gets More Efficient on Road to 425 Restaurants
Pushing through wage increases and rising operating costs, BJ’s Restaurants finished the second quarter with positive results yet again.
Bob Evans and the Rebirth of 'America’s Farm Fresh'
In the middle part of the decade, casual dining sat on an inflection point you wouldn’t be wrong to call a crisis.
Struggling Kona Grill Sold for $20.3 Million
Struggling Kona Grill has a new owner, although it’s far from a stranger. The Scottsdale, Arizona-based brand was dealt to Williston Holding Co. Inc., the company founded by Marcus Jundt. ...
Why Discounting is Almost Always a Bad Idea
Providing a discount sounds like a good idea. If you cut prices for a limited time, you’ll see a spike in sales and you’ll attract a host of new customers, right?
