Restaurant Business Exclusive Content
Financing
Want your franchisees to get on board with discounts? Give them a break on remodels
The Bottom Line: Franchisors want their operators to cut prices and run deals. They’d get further along if they delayed remodel requirements or other costs.
Food
Portillo's Salted Caramel Spice Cake is ready to take on chocolate fans this fall
Behind the Menu: The fast casual’s famous chocolate cake has a seasonal competitor—the first new cake flavor in 20 years.
Technology
Starbucks sets out to redefine restaurant tech (again)
Tech Check: The coffee chain was a pioneer in hospitality and then digital ordering. Under CEO Brian Niccol, it must prove the two can coexist.