BJ’s Restaurants today named Lyle D. Tick as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Tick has served as president and chief concept officer since September, following the ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) (“Papa Johns®”) today announced the promotion of Caroline Miller Oyler to Chief Administrative Officer, effective ...

Blaze Pizza has named Jaime Denney as chief operations officer, the company confirmed Tuesday. Atlanta-based Blaze said Denney joins the company with more than 25 years of leadership experience in ...

Kura Sushi went public in 2019 and has continued to generate momentum since, turning in a year-over-year sales increase of 26.9% in 2024 to reach nearly $238 million. Its footprint grew by 28% in ...

This week on Nation's Restaurant News, the top story was “Denny’s CEO Kelli Valade shares how the restaurant chain can maintain the title of ‘America’s Favorite Diner.’” In the second ...

Kelli Valade learned about the importance of leadership development in restaurants at an early age; when she was a teenager, her bosses at the Big Boy where she worked in Upstate New York ...

Sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” in his book The Great Good Place, published in 1989. Starbucks unquestionably mainstreamed the idea of having a physical place that ...

Irvine, Calif.-based burger chain In-N-Out confirmed that the company is making several changes to its ingredient sourcing policies, including the removal of artificial food coloring from its pink ...

The restaurant industry continues to face challenges even after the COVID-19 pandemic with inflation, rising costs, and changing consumer behavior. Every restaurant faces the same question: How do ...

There are several consumer signals flashing red right now, indicating that Americans are feeling pessimistic about the current (and future) state of the economy. Perhaps the most urgent signal is ...

Traffic challenges continued in the restaurant industry in the first quarter, driven by consumer uncertainty, according to the Q1 2025 Technomic Consumer and Operator Outlook. Lori Rakoczy ...