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What cost pressures? Outback's parent sees significant Q2 margin growth

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 30, 2021

Bloomin' Brands posted an average rise in restaurant-level operating profits of five percentage points.

Leadership

How the past lit a path through the pandemic for 5 top industry leaders

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 04, 2021

The chain CEOs vying to be Restaurant Leader of the Year explain how they found direction in key experiences from their past.

Marketing

Outback parent Bloomin' Brands names a new CMO

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 01, 2021

Danielle Vona, a veteran of Sonic and Pepsico, moves up from CMO of Outback.

Financing

Outback Steakhouse owner puts its hopes into Tender Shack

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 18, 2021

Bloomin’ Brands is taking its chicken-focused virtual brand national and hopes the concept can help it keep newfound takeout sales.

Marketing

Restaurants are pushing gift card sales, but consumers are slower to respond

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 04, 2020

Operators are counting on holiday gift cards to boost revenue but sales are down.

Financing

Outback Steakhouse owner Bloomin’ hedges its bets

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 03, 2020

The company is aggressively developing brands around takeout, but it also insists that casual dining is not dead.

Food

Line extensions blossom from Outback’s iconic Bloomin’ Onion

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 30, 2020

The chain’s signature appetizer inspired a riff on ribs and chicken.

Financing

New menu helps Outback reclaim 93% of year-ago sales

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 23, 2020

Parent company Bloomin' Brands also revealed that it plans to expand the steakhouse's fast-casual spinoff, Aussie Grill.

Operations

Outback Steakhouse’s virtual sister concept gets a wider test

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 14, 2020

The chicken-centric Tender Shack is expanding into 12 more markets

Operations

Outback's parent tries a virtual chicken restaurant

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 08, 2020

Tender Shack features platters and sandwiches for delivery from a dozen Carrabba's units.

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