Steve Ells was 26 when he founded Chipotle in 1993 and set out to disrupt what we know as American fast food. Things were different then, said Ells at the 2026 CREATE conference at the Terranea Resort ...

Cristina Ferguson was admittedly nervous on the eve of the opening of the Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream shop in Reno, Nevada, that she runs along with her sister-in-law, Susie Nava, and their respective ...

The Houston-based doughnut chain has a franchise agreement with the SouthFair Community Development Corp., which will operate ...

The company closed a $650 million funding round that will support store openings, Grubhub growth, and technology such as AI ...

The 38-unit family owned chain is transitioning to an employee-ownership trust model that its founders believe will keep its ...

Superior Star, a 59-unit operator in the Midwest, blamed its recent Chapter 11 filing on “unexpected expenses” related to ...

The restaurant chain operator is closing 68 corporate locations, including up to 50 of its take-and-bake pizza chain, amid a ...

This is from the weekly restaurant finance newsletter The Bottom Line. To get this in your inbox every Monday morning, click here. MTY Food Group, the Montreal-based franchise operator, announced ...

Wonder is adding longtime former Chipotle chief financial officer Jack Hartung to its board as it aims to become “IPO-ready” ...

The Yum Brands diaspora is reshaping how restaurants think about marketing, menu innovation, and customer engagement.

The 80-year-old corn dog brand was acquired out of bankruptcy by Las Vegas-based Amazing Brands earlier this year. CEO ...

The giant distributor in federal securities filings acknowledges the potential risks of taking on debt to buy the retailer.