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Chili’s really smashed it with the Big Smasher burger as part of its Better-Value-Than-Fast-Food $10.99 platform. Brinker International said the casual-dining brand finished the year with same-store sales up 14.8% at Chili’s, which included a 5.9% increase in traffic. Flynn Group, the largest franchise operator in the world,...

Chili’s, Flynn Group, Taco Bell nostalgia

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Burger King, the crown-wearing monarch of flame-grilled goodness, has just extended their $5 Your Way Meal deal through October 2024. This value meal offer, which was initially introduced on June 10, has proven to be both popular with customers and profitable for the company. The $5 Your Way Meal at Burger King includes a choice […]
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Burger King’s $5 Whopper of a Deal Gets Extended Through October

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KFC announced Monday that it is expanding its Taste of KFC menu with a selection of new $5 deals, joining the growing trend among fast food chains to offer value-focused menu items.

KFC expands $5 value menu: See what's being offered

Del Taco has been named by USA TODAY as America's No. 1 fast food restaurant, ending Chick-fil-A's nearly decade run as the top chain. The Mexican restaurant chain was selected by readers as the nation's best, followed by KFC and Chick-fil-A. "This popular taco stop, which serves all kinds of...

Surprising Restaurant Named No. 1 Fast Food Chain

McDonald's is extending its popular $5 meal deal as the value meal battle between fast food chains wages on. In a company memo obtained by ABC News, McDonald's executives said most U.S. locations will extend the deal through August. The deal that first launched June 25 was only supposed to...

McDonald's extends $5 meal, Wendy's adds $1 breakfast sandwich

Starbucks announced Tuesday it has named Chipotle leader Brian Niccol as its CEO and chairman, a shocking move as the coffee chain battles a tough sales environment and works with an activist hedge fund. Laxman Narasimhan, who joined as incoming CEO in October 2022 and officially became CEO in 2023,...

Starbucks Names Chipotle Leader Brian Niccol CEO and Chairman

Kentucky Fried Chicken is expanding its Taste of KFC Deal, a $5 value promotion it introduced in April. The chain added two meals to the deal, which runs through the end of the year. Customers can now get an eight-piece nuggets meal with fries and two sauces, and a Famous...

KFC expands $5 meal deal

New York Post

Subway has called a hasty meeting with franchisees of its 19,000 North American sandwich shops as they grapple with faltering sales and profits, The Post has learned. 

The fast food giant — which sold itself in April for $9 billion to Roark Capital, owner of Dunkin, Arby’s and Cheesecake Factory — told franchisees it will reveal plans to improve traffic and win back market share at the Thursday meeting.

“This conference is essential,” Subway said in the invite. “Join us … to discuss the state of the industry and an update on our business.”





The confab — which one franchisee called an...

Subway calls ‘emergency’ meeting with franchisees as sales plummet: sources

Subway reportedly called an emergency meeting with its franchisees as the sandwich giant tries to stave off plummeting sales and profits. Though executives deny the meeting was an emergency, more than 19,000 franchisees were invited to attend the call in an attempt to learn how to improve foot traffic and market share. Let’s take a look at what we know so far about the meeting.

Everything We Know About the Subway ‘Emergency’ Meeting With Franchisees

The post-pandemic operating environment has forced another restaurant chain into bankruptcy. This time it’s World of Beer Bar & Kitchen, which a decade ago was one of the country’s fastest-growing chains but which struggled coming out of the pandemic, declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last week. The...

World of Beer declares bankruptcy

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Where’s the beef?Just ask Ronald McDonald. The world’s largest fast-food restaurant chain is getting ready to roll out its biggest, “most satiating” hamburger ever.The Big Arch—a whopping 14 ounces and 1,025 calories—is on the grill to become McDonald’s first new global offering since Chicken McNuggets landed on the permanent “core” menu in 1983.“It’s a quintessential McDonald’s burger with a twist on our iconic, familiar flavors,” McDonald’s president and CEO Chris Kempczinski told Wall Street analysts on a call Monday.The Big Arch features two patties, melted cheese, “crispy toppings,” and a “tangy McDonald's sauce.” It is currently available in only two...

McDonald’s Rolls Out Biggest Burger Ever - 14 ounces and 1,025 calories - to Revive Sales

Grants Pass, OR

This week on Nation's Restaurant News the top story was Dutch Bros’ stock plummets despite strong Q2 performance. For a while, it seemed like burgeoning coffee chain Dutch Bros could do no wrong, as the brand outperformed its much larger competitor, Starbucks. But in an indication that investors might be placing too much pressure on the Dutch Bros hype train, the company’s stock value plummeted by nearly $10 this week after slightly missing investor expectations during an otherwise strong quarter for the Grants Pass, Ore.-based brand.

Trending this week: Taco Bell’s ‘retirement community’ memberships sold out in less than 3 minutes

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Herbie J Pilato

It's been four years since the charismatic and rugged actor Robert Conrad died at 84. Best known for feature films like Palm Springs Weekend, and the trio of hit TV shows, Hawaiian Eye, Wild Wild West, and Black Sheep Squadron (a.k.a., Baa Baa Black Sheep), Robert Conrad was one tough cookie. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Tough Guy' Actor Robert Conrad ('Wild, Wild West): 4 Years After His Tragic Death

Whiskey Riff

The Bud Light backslide continues. Prior to the spring of 2023, the light beer brand was the best selling in all of the land. Bud Light, which is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, was the undisputed leader in beer sales for years. But then that title went away in matter of months, and it all traces back to the partnership Bud Light did with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

Bud Light Sales Continues To Slip, Now Surpassed By Modelo & Michelob UItra As America’s Best-Selling Beer

Hollywood Unlocked

Chipotle recently faced backlash on social media after customers claimed the restaurant has been reducing the portions of its burrito bowls. In response to these complaints, the CEO has announced that the company will be implementing changes to address the issue. “First, there was never a directive to provide less to our customers,” CEO Brian ... Read more
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Chipotle CEO Confirms Customers Were Right, Some Restaurants Were Skimping On Food — Says Changes Will Be Made

As actor, George Stanford Brown is best known for his role as Officer Terry Webster on the iconic TV crime series, The Rookies, which originally aired on ABC from 1972 to 1976. He later switched career gears and became a director of TV shows like Hill Street Blues and much more. He recently turned 81 years old, and this is his story.

A Look Back at the Life and Career of Acclaimed Actor/Director George Stanford Brown, Now, 81

Mishawaka, IN

When Jim Weaver founded Wings Etc. Grill & Pub in Mishawaka, Indiana, in 1994, he was an entrepreneur realizing a dream. Weaver set out to create a family-friendly sports bar, offering big-screen TVs, great (but simple) food, friendly service and lots of cold beverages. “Sports bars were just coming onto...

Wings Etc. marks 30 years of growth with strong franchise partners

New York City, NY

Subway revealed it will tweak its marketing strategy as it grapples with a recent downturn in sales — switching from promoting snacks to offering value meals, according to sources who attended a conference call with franchisees.

CEO John Chidsey said on Thursday that Subway beginning Aug. 26 will launch a $6.99 promotion for a different foot-long sub every day for online orders. The promotion is expected to begin with a two-week run.

That could amount to a discount of more than 50% on some days. At full price, a foot-long Titan Turkey sub is priced at $11.89 and The Beast is $13.99...

Subway to launch value meals, including $6.99 footlong, this month after snack promotion bust: sources

Starbucks has announced that Brian Niccol, the current CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, will take over as the new CEO of Starbucks, effective September 9. According to The Washington Post, Niccol will replace Laxman Narasimhan, who is stepping down after just 17 months. This leadership change has caused a sharp 20% increase in Starbucks' shares, while Chipotle's shares dropped by 10%.

Starbucks Appoints Chipotle’s Brian Niccol as CEO, Receives $113 Million Payday

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Brea, CA

The allure of (and demand for) nostalgia has gripped the restaurant industry and now Taco Bell is getting involved. The company announced today it is testing a "Nostalgic Menu" at select Southern California locations for a limited time, while also noting that it is looking to bring these items nationwide later this year for a limited time.

Taco Bell is testing a ‘Nostalgic Menu’ with popular items from the past

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Flynn Group acquires 83 Wendy’s units, expanding to domestic restaurants

Flynn Group LP, the franchise operator, has acquired Wendy’s restaurants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, bringing its domestic portfolio to 277 restaurants in six states and...

Flynn Group acquires 83 Wendy’s units, expanding to domestic restaurants

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