Restaurant Daily

Inflation helps McDonald’s, Fat Brands cobrands, and California starts sending out some checks.

A fast-food wage bill like the one passed in California could be coming to a market near you. &pizza’s CEO offers a blunt message on scheduling best practices. And restaurants keep adding jobs.

Plant-based meat sales are flat. Botrista closed a Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $55 million. And Subway quietly eliminated chicken breast from its menu.

JayZ and SpaceX team up on a pizzabot, consumers apparently have a breaking point on prices, and a pair of hedge funders decide to become franchisees.

The cheese curd burger is coming back to Culver’s. Sysco workers at multiple facilities are going on strike. And a look at California Pizza Kitchen’s first burger.

KFC is testing three new Kentucky fried chicken wraps. Customers are eating breakfast again. And Mcdonald’s has another new director.

Your quick morning dose of the restaurant news you need, every weekday, from the editors of Restaurant Business.

The Never Ending Pasta Bowl is returning to Olive Garden. Crumbl Cookies has named a new COO. And why was the restaurant industry absent from the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health?

The White House lays the groundwork for a new approach to food and nutrition. The restaurant IPO market has gone cold, although one restaurant supplier went public Wednesday. And Smokey Bones is doubling down on virtual brands.

Chipotle is testing two new, more-advanced technologies designed to speed throughput and improve customer experience, P.F. Chang’s is adding subscriptions and McDonalds is launching adult Happy Meals.

A Guatemalan chicken chain is primed for U.S. growth. Restaurant workers at San Francisco’s airport are going on strike. And what’s next for the Independent Restaurant Coalition now that the RRF is dead?

Restaurants might want to rethink price hikes. The owner of Pizza Inn makes Wall Street happy. And a restaurant known for its chicken claw sandwich is growing.

Concerns about the U.S. economy hit restaurant stocks. Some Olive Garden customers are certainly feeling the pinch. But fast-food chains have done better than others.

Taco Bell is adding plant-based meat to its menu. Eataly is being acquired. And what the latest interest rate hike means for restaurants.

Yum Brands could buy another brand. Restaurants see the drive-thru as ripe for automation. And how climate change is impacting menus.

A fast-casual pioneer gets acquired. MOD Pizza revamps its C-suite. And pumpkin spice makes an impact at coffee chains.

Chili’s is using happy hour deals and televised football to get customers back to the bar, Tech supplier NCR is splitting into two, and the FTC is cracking down on delivery companies and other services that rely on gig workers.

High grocery prices might be helping restaurants. The owner of a small pizza chain files for bankruptcy. And a peek at customers’ favorite LTOs of the summer.

Mcdonalds is moving its innovation center to Chicago, The national restaurant Association has published a how-to guide aimed at helping restaurants respond to natural disasters and We’ll take a glance at how the substance abuse epidemic is impacting restaurants.

Restaurant prices rose in August, Chipotle is rolling out the new Garlic Guajillo Steak on Wednesday, and about 9% of restaurants are laying off staff due to soaring costs and other factors.

Starbucks will help employees manage their student loans, Bikky has raised over $5.25 million and we’ll take a glance at what restaurant chains have on their fall menus.

The founder of Punch Bowl Social is launching a new eatertainment concept, Quiznos is making efforts to improve growth and Burger king is investing $400 million into revitalization efforts.

True Food Kitchen announced a $100 million investment, Panda Express launched a plant-based version of its orange chicken and the Biden Administration has released a digital toolkit to guide restaurants and other employers through the unionization process.

Wingstop launched and ran out of Chicken sandwiches, Chipotle is debuting a new television ad  and Bar Louie has a new CEO.

California gives fast-food employees a say in their wage rates, Starbucks taps an outsider to be its next CEO and Au Bon Pain tries a new prototype.