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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 concepts and introducing dual brands. In this episode of Extra Serving, Famous Dave’s CEO Jeff Crivell...

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 $11.3 billion. By Chloe also went up for sale after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The only coron...