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Heather Lalley

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Heather Lalley

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Marketing

How the Famous Toastery Bowl came to be

Marketing Bites: With six weeks’ lead time, the regional breakfast-and-lunch chain pulled off the title sponsorship of a nationally televised college bowl game.

Marketing

Restaurants tackle the month of ‘no’

Marketing Bites: It’s January, a.k.a Dry January, Veganuary, Resolution Season, and restaurants are looking for ways to get virtuous consumers to keep spending money.

Financing

Brazilian açaí chain Oakberry raises $67M to fuel U.S. expansion

Founded in 2016, the quick-service bowl-and-smoothie chain said it plans to have more than 200 U.S. stores by 2026.

Technology

Kitchen United shuts down its Kroger food halls

The unexpected move comes about a year after Kroger was part of a $100 million investment round in the ghost kitchen operator, which said it is shifting its focus to software.

Operations

Walmart is giving chicken delivery a try

The retail giant will now start delivering hot rotisserie chickens, in original and lemon-pepper flavors.

Operations

Panera Bread expands rewards program to grocery CPG

Shoppers who spend $20 on Panera-branded grocery items, including salad dressings and mac & cheese, can get a $5 electronic gift card to use at the fast-casual brand's restaurants.

Operations

US Foods completes expansion of a massive Louisiana distribution center

The 205,000-square-foot facility in Marrero, Louisiana, triples the size of the previous center and boosts the broadline distributor's reach across the South.

Workforce

How restaurants feed a culture of substance abuse

Restaurant employees are more likely to suffer from drug and alcohol abuse than almost any other industry. Explanations for the problem vary, but a big one is denial.

Operations

Why restaurants should be nervous about Amazon Fresh

The swiftly expanding grocery chain, which opened two new stores Wednesday, offers high convenience, low prices and a vast selection of ready-to-eat food.

Marketing

Salt & Straw churns out a new ice cream topping: Perfume

Marketing Bites: No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke; plus, White Castle pushes late night, Nando’s celebrates its South African heritage and more marketing news of the week.

Financing

Dave & Buster’s might convert some units to Main Event

The food-and-games chain said it has four locations that are “big and unwieldy” and might make more sense as units of its recently acquired eatertainment brand.

Financing

Longtime franchisee purchases Snappy Tomato Pizza

Tim Gayhart bought the 44-unit pizza concept for an undisclosed amount from The Deters Company. He’s been a franchisee since 1991.

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