#fast-casual-restaurants tag

1 week ago

America's Best BBQ Chain Restaurant Gives Back In More Ways Than One - Tasting Table

Mission BBQ offers authentic American barbecue, multiple regional styles, strong customer praise, affordable prices, and active charitable support for first responders.

Food & drink

fromSlate Magazine

2 weeks ago

Slop Bowls Have Taken Over the Working Person's Lunch Break. We've Ranked Them From the Sloppiest to the Supreme.

Fast-casual 'slop bowls' dominate corporate lunch culture, offering overpriced, assembled bowls of chopped ingredients marketed as healthy but lacking true culinary substance.

3 weeks ago

The Meat You Should Skip At Panera, According To Employees - Tasting Table

Our seatbelts are (literally and proverbially) buckled for fairly low-quality food, but an experience that's more about low-cost and high-pleasure. At Panera Bread, however, comparatively higher price tags (think $10-$15 for a salad) suggest closer attention to "the little things." You get what you pay for...or, reason might suggest you should. In reality, a wave of apparent Panera employees is flooding Reddit to voice their dissatisfaction with one ingredient from the chain's kitchen - the chicken.

Food & drink

Business

fromEntrepreneur

Convenience Giant RaceTrac Bets Big on Sandwich Chain | Entrepreneur

RaceTrac will acquire Potbelly for $566 million to expand Potbelly nationwide and deepen RaceTrac's food-service business while preserving the Potbelly brand.

Startup companies

fromFortune

Multimillion-dollar restaurant CEO used to splurge on Range Rovers and McLarens-but he's reining it in now, because today's economy makes no sense

Derrick Hayes built Big Dave's Cheesesteaks into a multimillion-dollar chain and has reduced luxury spending amid economic uncertainty.

Food & drink

Sweetgreen's sour summer

Sweetgreen's founders' tech-focused strategy and menu missteps have driven falling same-store sales, massive losses, and investor flight, suggesting leadership change is needed.

E-Commerce

fromEater

How I Tripled Restaurant Sales by Streamlining the Lunch Rush

Staggered staffing and promoting online orders enable a fast-casual Mediterranean concept to handle high volume and scale daily sales rapidly.

#chipotle

2 months ago

Food & drink

What Kind Of Alcohol Does Chipotle Serve? - Tasting Table

Chipotle locations may offer alcohol, including beer and margaritas, but availability varies widely by location and local regulations.

5 months ago

Silicon Valley food

Can Chipotle succeed in Mexico, where Taco Bell failed?

Chipotle plans to expand into Mexico, aiming for growth despite economic headwinds and the challenges faced by U.S. brands abroad.

2 months ago

Food & drink

What Kind Of Alcohol Does Chipotle Serve? - Tasting Table

Silicon Valley food

5 months ago

Can Chipotle succeed in Mexico, where Taco Bell failed?

Chipotle plans to expand into Mexico, aiming for growth despite economic headwinds and the challenges faced by U.S. brands abroad.

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fromBusiness Insider

4 months ago

I had the same meal at Wahlburgers and Smashburger. Both were good, but there's one I can't stop thinking about.

The burger was piping hot with perfectly melted cheese and all the promised toppings. I loved the flavorful addition of the secret Wahl Sauce, a condiment that adds a creamy convergence of tang and sweetness.

Berlin food

Silicon Valley food