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For Starbucks, 2 years of change hasn't yielded promised results

The Bottom Line: The coffee shop giant’s sales struggles worsened earlier this year, despite a flurry of efforts to improve operations and employee satisfaction.

Nando's Americanizes its menu a bit as U.S. expansion continues

Behind the Menu: Favorites like mac and cheese, bowls and salads join the fast casual’s Afro-Portuguese-rooted dishes, including the signature peri-peri chicken.

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Shake Shack steps up marketing to keep customers from fleeing to cheaper options

In the last earnings call for outgoing CEO Randy Garutti, the fast-casual chain said traffic was down 2.1% in the first quarter, though trends were improving into Q2.

Tomorrow's aspiring industry leaders strut their stuff at ProStart's national competition

The program's best went head to head for a weekend in Baltimore, with 96 teenaged teams vying for $200,000 in scholarships to continue their restaurant educations.

The consumer is cutting back, but not everywhere

The Bottom Line: Early earnings from major restaurant chains suggest the consumer has taken a distinct turn for the worse so far in 2024.

Donatos Pizza CEO Tom Krouse to retire; Kevin King named new chief executive

Krouse, who has been the pizza chain’s CEO since 2010, will depart in October. King has been Donatos’ president for two years.

5 bonbons from Denny's not-so-sweet quarterly update

Traffic slumped, but the family-dining stalwart offered a few aha moments in its recount of what happened.

The odds for keeping delivery fees and large-party gratuities aren't looking good

Working Lunch: The Biden administration doesn't get that those aren't true "junk fees."

Restaurant tech firm InKind acquires Etta Collective out of bankruptcy

The two-unit Etta Collective went to the highest bidder for $4 million and InKind CEO Johann Moonesinghe plans to restart growth.