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Operations

Famous Dave's test-drives a slew of potential growth vehicles

 By Peter Romeo on Apr. 06, 2021

The experiments come as the barbecue chain and sister concept Granite City are finding traction with dual branding, ghost kitchens and new service models.

Technology

How chains are mining a ‘gold rush’ of customer data

 By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 26, 2021

As transactions increasingly shift to digital channels, restaurants like &pizza and First Watch are learning more about their guests than ever.

Operations

How Golden Corral is adapting to new realities

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 26, 2021

The pandemic accelerated the buffet chain’s evolution into other service formats. Here are some of the avenues it’s pursuing.

Technology

From restaurant worker to Instagram restaurant owner

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 25, 2021

With the restaurant industry slowed by the pandemic, chefs, managers and servers are running productive businesses on Instagram, using the platform to market and sell signature items.

Top 100 Independents

Top 100 Independents 2018

Oct. 18, 2018

Restaurants in this year’s Top 100 Independents ranking brought in about the same in food and beverage revenues as they did the prior two years—$1.8 billion.

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