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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/darden-extends-olive-garden-sales-streak/815194/
How snow derailed Olive Garden’s traffic growth | Restaurant Dive
Darden will run an extra week of value promotions for Olive Garden this quarter after bad weather stunted transactions.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/firehouse-subs-development-franchising-incentives/816256/
How Firehouse Subs is leveraging franchise incentives to speed up growth | Restaurant Dive
RBI’s smallest chain wants to speed up openings and fill in key U.S. markets, with bonuses targeting strong operators and multi-unit development.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/chicken-salad-chicken-chief-development-officer-smaller-footprints/817364/
Chicken Salad Chick hires Popeyes exec to lead franchised growth | Restaurant Dive
Brian Lindley joins the chain as it continues franchised expansion, particularly with younger operators, while reducing the operating costs of its stores.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/dominos-loyalty-program-carryout-growth/812893/
Domino’s loyalty program fuels carryout growth | Restaurant Dive
“We stated before that our objectives with the loyalty program was definitely to cater much more to the carryout customer and also to attract light users,” CEO...
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/goldbelly-snags-100m-after-seeing-300-growth-in-2020/600337/
Goldbelly snags $100M after seeing 300% growth in 2020 | Restaurant Dive
The novelty food delivery service will put this capital infusion toward scaling its technology and operations and accelerating the onboarding of new chefs and...
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/cava-st-louis-debut-midwestern-development-strategy/817808/
Cava opens first St. Louis location in Midwestern growth push | Restaurant Dive
Cava could reach 500 restaurants nationwide later this year, thanks in part to new market entries and infill in areas where it has a modest presence.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/cava-q4-2025-traffic-decrease-sales-increase/813004/
Cava hits $1B in sales, but traffic growth slows | Restaurant Dive
The chain will work to boost visits with menu innovation and other initiatives, CFO Tricia Tolivar said, as the fast casual category fights off headwinds.
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