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How your restaurant sales and profits compare to competitors' and what you can do to improve financial performance

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Olive Garden parent Darden is not done acquiring restaurants

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 12, 2026

The full-service restaurant operator is coming off the acquisitions of Ruth’s Chris and Chuy’s and is eyeing more M&A to increase its market share and scale, executives said at the ICR conference.

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Rob Lynch has big plans for Shake Shack

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 12, 2026

The fast-casual burger chain has changed its strategy under Lynch to be a more everyday occasion. Here’s how, and why, the company’s CEO believes that is the right strategy.

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Restaurant chains start 2026 on offense

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 12, 2026

The Bottom Line: The restaurant industry kicked off January with new value offers, limited-time offers and an awful lot of new protein products.

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Struggling Fat Brands gets 3 delisting notices

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 12, 2026

The restaurant franchise operator, which is in danger of bankruptcy, faces a delisting of its stock over its low price and market valuation.

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TGI Fridays plans to open hundreds of new restaurants worldwide

By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 12, 2026

The casual-dining chain wants to reach 1,000 locations by 2030, and plans to fuel the momentum by creating more immersive experiences in its restaurants.

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The problem with salads

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 09, 2026

The Bottom Line: Salad and Go and Sweetgreen are two different restaurant chains. But their respective challenges speak to the same problem: There is only so much demand for salad.

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Why Salad and Go is closing restaurants

By Jonathan Maze and Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 09, 2026

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly restaurant news discussion podcast looks at Salad and Go, Fat Brands and protein.

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Restaurants keep hiring despite a tough market

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 09, 2026

Restaurants and bars added 27,200 jobs in December, more than half of the jobs created by the economy as a whole.

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U.S. investors will get a crack at another chicken chain in Jollibee

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 08, 2026

The Bottom Line: The company, which also owns Smashburger and other international brands, is planning to spin off its business outside the Philippines, followed by a U.S. initial public offering.

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Kura Sushi sees signs of a thawing consumer

By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 08, 2026

Traffic is improving at the conveyor-belt sushi chain despite a recent price increase that was larger than usual. Bacon sushi helped.

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