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Yum Brands Q1 Earnings Show Digital Sales Surge Amid Broader Challenges

Yum Brands Q1 Earnings Show Digital Sales Surge Amid Broader Challenges
Yum Brands Q1 Earnings Show Digital Sales Surge Amid Broader Challenges
May 01, 2024  |  Earnings

Yum Brands, the company behind Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell, reported mixed results in its Q1 earnings announcement Wednesday (May 1) with challenges evident...

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Chili’s Beefs up Advertising as Fast Food Frustrates Diners
Chili’s Beefs up Advertising as Fast Food Frustrates Diners
April 30, 2024  |  Earnings

Casual dining company Brinker International wants to capitalize on diner discontent with fast food prices. The company — owner of Chili’s and Maggiano’s — released earnings Tuesday (April 30) showing a...

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Domino’s Captures Larger Slice of Revenue With Rewards Program
Domino’s Captures Larger Slice of Revenue With Rewards Program
April 29, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Domino’s said its decision to relaunch its rewards program last year is paying off. The quick-service pizza chain released quarterly earnings results Monday (April 29) showing a 5.6% increase in...

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Self-Service Confronts Big Issues to Meet Consumer Demand
Self-Service Confronts Big Issues to Meet Consumer Demand
April 12, 2024  |  Retail

Across restaurants, grocers and nongrocery retailers, self-service is gaining ground, and merchants are making smarter choices about how they apply it. Take the restaurant industry,...

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Starbucks Renovations Include Quieter Stores, More Drive-Thrus
Starbucks Renovations Include Quieter Stores, More Drive-Thrus
April 10, 2024  |  Retail

Starbucks is rolling out new store design features as it adds locations and renovates existing ones. During the current fiscal year that ends in October, the...

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Restaurant365 Acquires Restaurant Training Platform ExpandShare
Restaurant365 Acquires Restaurant Training Platform ExpandShare
April 09, 2024  |  Partnerships

Restaurant management platform Restaurant365 finalized its acquisition of ExpandShare. The deal gives the company access to a learning management system designed to help restaurants deliver and track training content, according...

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Yum Brands Doubles Tech Spending, Expands Use of Generative AI
Yum Brands Doubles Tech Spending, Expands Use of Generative AI
April 01, 2024  |  ResTech

Fast food company Yum Brands aims to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) across the operations of its restaurants. The parent company of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut,...

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Fast Food Price Hikes See Lower-Income Diners Cutting Back
Fast Food Price Hikes See Lower-Income Diners Cutting Back
March 27, 2024  |  Economy

Rising prices at fast food eateries and other restaurants reportedly have lower-income diners pulling back. Around a quarter of low-income consumers — those who make under $50,000...

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