Chain News & Profiles
Chain News & Profiles includes news on chain restaurants, operations, profiles, trend pieces and new concepts.
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Published: August 1, 2019
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Written by Toby Weber, Contributing Editor
Dave Pesso and his family have been interested in the restaurant industry for most of their lives. Growing up in Brooklyn, Pesso started hanging out at the bagel shop down the street at just five years old. Every now and then, he would do an odd job at the shop or run a simple errand for the owner, who would give Pesso a few dollars for the help. By 12 he was bagging bagels and then, at 15, working the register.
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Published: July 1, 2019
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Written by Toby Weber, Contributing Editor
When they founded Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Scott Redler and brothers Bill and Randy Simon weren’t thinking about starting a chain. They just wanted to open one restaurant that offered quality all the way from food to facilities to service, says Redler.
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Published: June 2, 2019
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Written by Toby Weber, Contributing Editor
This polished-casual concept’s recipe for success includes targeting underserved markets and accommodating guests with food allergies.
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Published: May 1, 2019
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Written by Toby Weber, Contributing Editor
Competition for quality real estate in the restaurant industry is fierce, so simple supply and demand has driven up the price for a piece of land. Naturally, this makes building a new restaurant harder to justify from a dollars and cents perspective, both for concept owners and franchisees.
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Published: April 1, 2019
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Written by Toby Weber, Contributing Editor
Any chain that’s been around for more than 30 years will likely go through some ups and downs. Saladworks is no exception.
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Published: March 5, 2019
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Written by The Editors
Stoner's Pizza Joint tapped Glenn Cybulski to serve as president and chief culinary officer for the quick-service pizza franchise.
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Published: March 1, 2019
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Written by Toby Weber, Associate Editor
Addition by subtraction is a real thing. Just ask Cousins Subs.
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Published: February 1, 2019
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Written by Toby Weber, Contributing Editor
No fewer than three of the country’s most forward-thinking c-store chains, all offering made-to-order food ordered by kiosk, are based in the Keystone State of Pennsylvania.
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Published: November 1, 2018
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Written by Toby Weber, Contributing Editor
From a marketing perspective, the Fourth of July must be like Christmas to Nathan’s Famous.
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Published: October 1, 2018
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Written by Toby Weber, Contributing Editor
The old-school steakhouse has its place. Plenty of occasions call for a more formal experience, something that features the old-school sophistication of low lighting, rich woods and white tablecloths.
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Published: September 2, 2018
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Written by Toby Weber, Contributing Editor
Rebranding usually looks to a restaurant’s future, but the shift of Rotolo’s Pizzeria to Rotolo’s Craft & Crust also pays homage to the chain’s past.