Restaurant newsJulie Littman Senior Reporter | LinkedIn Julie Littman is Senior Reporter at Restaurant Dive and covers franchising, financing, mergers and acquisitions and store development. She has ...

Wahlburgers expands into Detroit airport Airports are quickly becoming a growing non-traditional channel for the burger chain, which also has locations in casinos, naval bases, ballparks and ...

The forces shaping Gen Z’s snack and beverage consumption Gen Z has a sweet tooth and loves childhood flavors, but they increasingly demand healthy ingredients, major restaurants and suppliers say.

It’s not just Starbucks: Why cafes are hotbeds for unionizing Workers at dozens of cafes in cities from Seattle to Boston are organizing, a trend experts attribute to low wages, college education and ...

Dive Brief: Shake Shack’s kiosks now make up its largest and most profitable ordering channel, CFO Katie Forgerty said Thursday during the chain’s Q1 earnings call. Kiosk checks are significantly ...

How bad is restaurant inflation? Here’s what the data shows. As rising wages and operating costs push chains to increase menu prices, consumers are trading down and seeking more value-focused dining ...

Why QSRs are doubling down on kiosks Burger King, Taco Bell and Shake Shack are among the chains adding this technology to boost check and reduce labor pressure.

Why McDonald’s is supersizing its tech spending The QSR giant bought a technology company and invested in a mobile app developer in just a week, signaling an aggressive focus on its drive-thru sales ...

The many faces of automation at the NRA Show This year artificial intelligence appeared in forms ranging from a cat-eared delivery robot to a generated analytics dashboard.

8 restaurant trends to watch in 2025 Analysts forecast a slightly rosier year for restaurants, predicting that consumer demand will rise, bankruptcies will slow and increased valuations will yield ...

2025 could be fast casual’s year, again Long-term trends in consumer preference have put fast casual chains in a position to leverage price sensitivity, digital touchpoints and an appetite for human ...

Chicken Salad Chick hits 300 restaurants As fast casual restaurants outperform the rest of the industry, the chain signed a record number of franchising agreements in Q1 and its AUV is growing.