3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (353+ words) High Stakes by Bartolotta will be joined by the Peacock Lounge, an adjacent cocktail bar. Chef Paul Bartolotta opened his first Milwaukee-area restaurant in 1993. More than thirty years later, he and the Bartolotta Restaurants group is still going strong, with…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (310+ words) The fast-casual chain has added or reimagined 33 items, and created a new grilled-chicken category. It has been a year of change for Dog Haus. The fast-casual chain this year has unveiled a break-the-mold franchising model, hired new leadership, opened its…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (294+ words) The closures add to 150 restaurants shuttered in 2024 and 2025. The franchisee operating the affected locations plans to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Denny’s has closed five more locations. According to Fast Company, franchisee M15 Inc. said it has accumulated unsustainable debt and plans…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (771+ words) Efforts are already paying off with same-store sales tracking above 3% so far in third quarter. Expect to see a lot more from Jersey Mike’s in digital advertising. Sure, the TV ads featuring Danny DeVito and Eli Manning during NFL games…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (179+ words) Get all the headlines in today’s Restaurant Daily podcast. Leigh Anne Zinsmeister is a managing editor for Informa’s Foodservice Media, with brands including Nation’s Restaurant News, Restaurant Business, and Foodservice Director. Leigh Anne works on all of the brands’ special…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (266+ words) The return of the $4.99 promotion comes on the heels of Domino’s launch of the individual Detroit-style Domino. Little Caesars has brought back its Detroit-style Slices-N-Stix promotion for a limited time as the regional format gains popularity across the category. The…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (376+ words) The first-ever grilled Italian sub returns for the second time this year to kick off football season for the fast-casual chain. In January, Jersey Mike’s debuted its first-ever hot Italian sub as a limited-time offer. And now it’s already back,…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (97+ words) Plus, QSR brands’ value perception is starting to slip. On this week's Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss the latest restaurant industry news, including Popeyes’ reintroduction of its $6 Big Box, Domino’s new…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (170+ words) The casual-dining brand will open its first restaurants in Kosovo, Albania, and North Macedonia under an agreement with Devolli Group. TGI Fridays announced Tuesday a development agreement with Devolli Group to open the casual-dining restaurant chain’s first restaurants in the…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (213+ words) The regional casual-dining concept had seven units at its height, but is now reduced to four. The now-four-unit Marmalade Café filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week. The full-service chain was founded in 1990 in Santa Monica, California by Selwyn Yosslowitz and…...