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Plus, hear from Gregg Koffler, the vice president of franchising for Roy Rogers, about the chain’s new franchising strategy and future plans

Plus, hear from the CEO of Portillo’s, Michael Onsanloo

Plus, Zaxby's gets a new CEO

Plus, hear two interviews this week, both filmed live on the floor of CREATE

Plus, Joanna Fantozzi interviews Capriotti’s CEO David Bloom about the newest addition to the company’s portfolio: Wing Zone

CEO Randy Sharpe discusses how Xperience was able to avoid managerial layoffs during the pandemic and how they’ve been tackling higher wages for years

From smaller footprints to cheaper real estate opportunities the president of 14-unit Mesa, Ariz.-based Angry Crab Shack reflects on pandemic-era

Famous Dave’s has pivoted during the pandemic toward a smaller physical footprint and larger digital footprint Famous Dave’s Barbecue, the Minnetonka, Minn.-based, 127-unit barbecue chain, was beginning to shift its focus to off-premise operations long before the pandemic began, and pre-COVID, half of their sales were from off-premise options. But since March, the barbecue chain has turned up the dial on their digital offerings by developing their first ghost kitchens and virtual conc...

This week on NRN.com, we spoke with DoorDash Chief Operating Officer Christopher Payne about what restaurants can expect from the company now that it’s gone public. Mergers and acquisitions abounded this week, with SBE’s C3 acquiring 22 units of Specialty’s Café and Bakery in a bankruptcy sale. The locations will be converted into a new concept called EllaMia, and serve as host kitchens for multiple virtual brands. Meanwhile, Inspire Brands completed its purchase of Dunkin’ Brands for ...