Cava’s Mediterranean Summer Supper Series brought together nearly 300 guests in person but garnered hundreds of millions of online impressions. Senior exec Nitya Madhavan shares the strategy underpinning the emphasis on events.
Dany Naigeboren, senior director of risk at Forter, details the multi-billion-dollar loyalty program fraud and abuse issue facing the restaurant industry, made worse by AI-empowered fraudsters.
Toast survey data and Baird Equity Research findings show a slowdown in hiring ambitions, continued growth in digital ordering channels and increased comfort with AI among operators in 2026.
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If you think you’ve heard a lot about catering recently, you have. It seems as though every restaurant-related company decided catering is the answer, again.
CEO Betsy Schmandt reveals why A&W’s answer to the chicken sandwich wars came seven years after the phenomenon began.
After seven years off the menu, Einstein Bros. Bagels reintroduced pumpkin bagels and schmears as fall LTOs nationwide. The strategy involves digital channels, catering promotions and responding to years of guest feedback.
Neighborhoods grows its merchant network 10-fold with integration into Square hardware.
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DoorDash’s 2026 Meal Impact Report found that workplace meal incentives are bringing employees back to the office and are increasingly viewed as a core employee benefit.
