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February 1, 2022

Panera’s Contactless Dine-In Lets Guests Mobile Order Plated Meals

Panera is adding one more layer to contactless ordering and payment with the launch of “contactless dine-in,” a new feature on the Panera mobile app that allows guests to order and pay on their own devices but this time for plated dine-in service.

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February 1, 2022

2022 State of the Restaurant Industry Report Predicts Continued Challenges

The National Restaurant Association released its 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report that looks at how the industry has been affected by pandemic-related changes and offers insights on where it’s headed.

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January 31, 2022

Sales Fared Well for Full-Service Restaurants in 2021, Though Profit Margins Shrunk

While 74% of restaurants surveyed reported they maintained or increased sales in 2021, profit margins shrunk to 10%, compared to 12% in 2019, due to the increasing costs of running a restaurant.

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January 31, 2022

Former Focus Brands Exec Joins Krystal

The Atlanta-based quick-service restaurant Krystal has appointed industry veteran Manny Rodriguez as its new vice president of operations.

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January 31, 2022

Foodservice Industry Performance Drops for the Third Month  

Technomic released its December TIndex, and it showed the performance of the industry has been on a continued decline since September.    

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January 28, 2022

Bojangles’ COO To Retire, New VP of Operations Named

Bojangles announced the retirement of COO Brian Unger and the promotion of John Freeman to vice president of operations and support.

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January 28, 2022

Expansion Roundup: Inspire Brands, Dine Brands and More Grow Footprints  

Dine Brands and Inspire Brands announced overseas expansion plans for Applebee’s, IHOP and Arby’s, and Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, Wienerschnitzel and Rise Southern Biscuits and Righteous Chicken are growing domestically. Here’s a look at the details in this week’s Expansion Roundup.

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January 27, 2022

Hardee’s Gets New Senior VP

CKE Restaurants picked up former Boston Market executive Eric Wyatt as its new senior vice president of Hardee’s.

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January 27, 2022

National Restaurant Association, Educational Foundation Announce 2022 Boards

Lance Trenary, president and CEO of Golden Corral, will serve as chair of the association’s board of directors, and Kent Walrack, retired executive vice president and chief strategy officer of Lyons Magnus, will serve as chair of the educational foundation’s board of trustees.

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January 27, 2022

Middleby Taps President of Global and Strategic Accounts

Jaime Nau will oversee the Middleby national account teams that work with global restaurant chains, convenience stores, retail outlets, government programs and other strategic accounts.

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