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2024年12月5日 · The Cheesecake Factory may be quietly building the next American restaurant empire. The 215-unit casual-dining chain, known for its thick menu, eclectic interiors and eye-popping average unit volumes, is one of the biggest restaurant companies in the U.S.

With more than 30 units, Urbane Cafe has been growing at a slow-but-steady clip, with help from investors like the founders of Panda Express, moving most recently into the Las Vegas market, the first outside California.

2020年5月13日 · The Bottom Line: Here are a few key topics we’re watching as restaurant chains start reporting their end-of-year earnings next week, including Starbucks, McDonald’s, the Trump effect, optimism and weather.

Restaurant Business' Future 50 is a list of the fastest-growing small restaurant chains in the U.S. according to Technomic Ignite Company

Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report ranks the highest-grossing brands in the U.S. Explore the data to see how the biggest chains fared in 2023. Top 500 Year 2024

2024年11月4日 · Tropical Smoothie Cafe named Max Wetzel CEO on Monday. | Photo: Shutterstock Tropical Smoothie Café has made some leadership changes at the top. The Atlanta-based chain on Monday named Max Wetzel CEO of the nearly 1,500-unit chain.

2024年7月18日 · Pat plans and executes menu, food and drink stories for Restaurant Business and hosts the weekly Menu Talk podcast. She provides in-depth coverage of chefs, trends and menu innovation.

2024年12月16日 · McDonald’s opened a new drive-thru-centric restaurant in Los Angeles that could help fuel the chain’s domestic expansion in the coming years. The “On the Go” location is the first of its kind in the U.S., and was revealed last week by the X user “McFranchisee” as well as a construction company that works with the Chicago-based ...

2024年5月14日 · Coffee chain Blank Street opens 'The Green Room' as innovation cafe The brand’s newest location in New York City’s Soho neighborhood showcases a rotating menu, beverages in test and an enhanced customer experience.