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Why Chipotlanes are Chipotle’s future | Restaurant Dive
Nov 21, 2022 · In 2018, Chipotle was facing a problem. While same-store sales and transactions were up, customers felt the chain had too few restaurants. Diners were frustrated that the only way to buy from Chipotle was to order inside a restaurant, said Tabassum Zalotrawala, Chipotle’s chief development officer.
KFC adds $4.99 meal deal through year’s end | Restaurant Dive
Apr 8, 2024 · Dive Brief: KFC on Monday announced it is offering a value menu through the end of 2024 featuring a $4.99 two-piece chicken meal for one; a variably priced four-piece, two-person chicken meal; and a $20 six-piece chicken family meal. The menu is called “Taste of KFC Deals.” The two-piece meal includes a chicken thigh, drumstick, a side of mashed potatoes and a biscuit.
Did McDonald’s $5 Value Meal bring customers back? Here’s what …
Oct 8, 2024 · In Q2, McDonald’s broke a four-year streak, when its U.S. same-store sales dipped 0.7%.Traffic declines pushed the chain to emphasize its value proposition, so it extended a limited-time $5 Meal Deal, into December.The promotion, which launched June 25, was originally expected to lapse at the end of the summer.
KFC franchisee closes around 25 restaurants in the Midwest: reports
Aug 23, 2024 · EYM Chicken, a subsidiary of major fast-food franchisee EYM, has closed around 25 KFC restaurants in the Midwest, according to media reports. Closures were first reported earlier this week by WMBD, a Peoria, Illinois-based television station. Other local media outlets confirmed reports of closures with photographs of shuttered restaurants, and Nation's Restaurant News reported "about 25 ...
The top restaurant trends in 2024
May 6, 2024 · Restaurant owners entered 2024 feeling optimistic, according to data from the Square 2024 Future of Restaurants report.. The industry has embraced technology solutions to tackle staffing, process, and efficiency challenges.
7-Eleven shuttering 444 North American stores amid strategic pivot
Oct 10, 2024 · Dive Brief: 7-Eleven is shuttering 444 convenience stores in North America, including in the U.S., due to underperformance, parent company Seven & i Holdings revealed in its quarterly earnings presentation on Thursday.; The world’s largest c-store retailer also agreed last month to offload an undisclosed number of properties in North America via sale-leaseback for a profit of $520 million ...
Denny’s deploys Banda Burritos brand nationwide
Aug 15, 2024 · Dive Brief: Denny’s will serve its Banda Burrito virtual brand from more than 1,000 stores by the end of August, according to a Wednesday press release. The chain has about 1,370 stores in the U.S. The move more than triples the number of stores serving Banda Burrito, which was roughly 300 at the time of Denny’s Q2 earnings …
Wendy’s to close 140 poor-performing restaurants in Q4
Oct 31, 2024 · Dive Brief: Wendy’s will close a number of outdated restaurants in underperforming areas where average unit volumes are about $1.1 million and operating margins are well below the system average, Kirk Tanner, Wendy’s president and CEO, said Thursday during an earnings call. These closures will strengthen the overall health of Wendy’s system Tanner said.
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The platform will include the $5 Meal Deal, exclusive in-app offers, local food and drink deals and Buy One, Add One for $1. McDonald’s to launch value platform in January