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Fast-casual automation is the biggest deal in the restaurant industry right now

The Bottom Line: The work being done at Chipotle and Sweetgreen could not only change the fast-casual sector, it could change much of fast food. By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 24, 2023

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What did the Starbucks CEO expect?

The Bottom Line: Howard Schultz needed just one bad quarter to make public his displeasure with the coffee shop chain. But the stage was set for that two years ago.

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Investors regain their taste for Sweetgreen

The Bottom Line: The salad chain’s stock rose 34% on Friday after sales and profitability were better than expected. The company’s shares are above its IPO price for the first time in two years.

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Here's a business tool to keep restaurant executives employed after a tough Q1

Reality Check: The first three months of 2024 weren’t easy on restaurant chains, but spin-doctoring proved to be. Indeed, there must have been a run on shovels.