Buffalo Wild Wings

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Small-company earnings roundup: Fat Brands, Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Ark Restaurants, Freshii

Size didn't seem to matter for this mixed bag of operators during their most recent quarters. Labor and traffic proved as much of a challenge for them as it did for chains of scale.

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10 summer LTOs winning with consumers

Lure guests with limited-time offers that feature ingredients and flavors in sync with the season.

The brand’s new owner is betting the deal will appeal to midweek customers without the margin pressures that nixed it two years ago.

Don Crocker moves up to chief development officer, and Chris Held joins the Buffalo Wild Wings parent as chief supply officer.

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The new site provides a detailed assessment of the company’s economic impact on each state.

Darla Morse will become the CIO of another Roark Capital-owned company, CKE Restaurants.

New research shows that a considerable positive impact is felt by restaurants across the board, not just big marketers or operations with a hometown team in the hunt.

The casual chain’s ad play, the first with its new creative agency, includes custom-built stools for NCAA basketball fans who’ve recently had vasectomies.

Sixty-four-unit operator Diversified Restaurant Holdings said the chain’s rejuvenation efforts delivered his company’s first positive comps in three years.

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