The new Mini Bundle pairs a cold mini sub with chips, making portion size part of the value conversation.

Starbucks has directly denied buying Chipotle, shifting attention back to the companies’ operating priorities.

A regional recall covers specific Riad’s Oliva to Go dips sold in western Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Outback is promoting revised steak standards and new cuts. The real test is the dinner that reaches the table.

Three planned Papa Murphy’s and Pinkberry locations test whether sharing a restaurant can serve different dining occasions efficiently.

Fatburger launched its first rewards program on October 8. The useful question is how the offer fits a guest’s existing spending.

An October 15 dessert launch shows how a recognizable bakery flavor can travel into a different restaurant format.

Cinemark’s game-day delivery push adds another competitor for group food orders.

Google’s new dining lists highlight restaurant discovery signals. Here is what those signals can—and cannot—tell diners.

A planned Fountain Valley reopening brings Souplantation back into the conversation about buffet value and restaurant revivals.

Toast’s October release adds labor and marketing tools. The practical test is whether managers can review and improve their output.

Uber agreed to acquire ezCater. For restaurants, the opportunity comes with questions about capacity, delivery and order economics.

A proposed McDonald’s pricing class action raises questions about recommendation tools. The company disputes the allegations.

Red Robin refinanced after selling 108 restaurants. The new credit facility and franchise shift put operating consistency in focus.

Food Rescue US’s new Toast integration aims to make arranging surplus-food donations part of a restaurant’s existing workflow.

New National Restaurant Association research highlights employee optimism—and raises practical questions about how restaurants demonstrate advancement.