Einstein Bros. Bagels

Paul Carolan named president of Bruegger’s

The veteran of Einstein Bros. and Sun Capital takes the job at a time of change for the bagel chain.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

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A bagel chain designed to look like a neighborhood coffee shop

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