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Dan Cathy steps down as Chick-fil-A CEO - Restaurant Business
Sep 16, 2021 · Dan Cathy, who guided Chick-fil-A through an incredible run of growth despite a changing industry landscape and controversial comments over gay marriage, will step down as the chain’s CEO, effective Nov. 1. His son Andrew Truett Cathy will take over the top job, becoming only the third CEO in the Atlanta-based chain’s history, following his ...
National Restaurant Association offers free training and …
Apr 8, 2020 · By National Restaurant Association on Apr. 08, 2020. The National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe food safety training and certification program is offering its online Food Handler training program free through April 30. The training has helped educate more than 3 million line-level and front-of-house employees on food safety.
2024 is well underway, but industry forecasters are still predicting ...
Mar 10, 2024 · As 2023 drew to a close, forecasters from every corner of the industry were looking into their crystal balls to pinpoint the top trends for 2024. Now that we’re two-plus months into the new year, trendspotters are continuing to release reports based on data, surveys and professional observations. Some of their latest findings are gathered here.
Top 500 Chains - Restaurant Business
The Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report is a measure of the largest restaurant concepts by U.S. systemwide sales, based on results from the 2019 calendar year. Relevant information is accrued using a combination of public company financial filings, direct operator surveying, franchise disclosure documents and proprietary valuation algorithms.
These are the big menu trends to watch in 2024 - Restaurant …
Jan 3, 2024 · Pucker up with sour. 2023 was all about sweet heat, powered by the popularity of hot honey. Make way for tamarind—the 2024 Flavor of the Year, designated by McCormick for Chefs in its annual Flavor Forecast. Tamarind is derived from a fruit pod native to Africa, India and the Middle East where it grows on trees.
The last remaining Sambo’s finally erases its name - Restaurant …
By Heather Lalley on Jun. 08, 2020. Sambo’s, the family restaurant chain that once had more than 1,100 units in 47 states, is down to one remaining location. And, it will finally ditch its name, a name steeped in racist stereotypes, the owners announced late last week. The restaurant in Santa Barbara, Calif., the chain’s original store, has ...
The biggest pizza chains in the U.S.
Jun 1, 2022 · Here are the pizza chains that generated the most sales last year, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. 2022 Rank. Chain Name. 2021 US Sales ($000,000) 2021 US Units. Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate. Members help make our journalism possible.
The largest burger chains in the U.S. - Restaurant Business
May 13, 2020 · Financing The largest burger chains in the U.S. These are the highest-grossing burger chains among Technomic's Top 250. By Restaurant Business Staff on May 13, 2020
A struggling franchisee closes 25 KFC restaurants in the Midwest
Aug 22, 2024 · EYM Group, a multi-concept operator that has closed dozens of units and placed others into bankruptcy protection, has closed more than two-dozen KFC restaurants in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. KFC confirmed local reports of the closures, including a pair of units in Indianapolis and several near Rockford and Peoria, Illinois.