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Subway Unveils Blueprint Restaurant Format for EMEA Expansion

Subway has introduced Blueprint, a redesigned restaurant format for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as the sandwich chain prepares for a major...

Portillo’s Chief People Officer Jill Waite to Depart in November

Portillo’s chief people officer Jill Waite is set to leave the fast-casual restaurant company on November 1, according to a regulatory filing, adding another...

Mumbai’s Kyani & Co License Suspended After Food Safety Inspection

Food-safety enforcement is putting renewed focus on the importance of hygiene controls at long-established restaurants, after Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration suspended the food...

TGI Fridays Signs First U.S. Development Deal in a Decade

TGI Fridays has signed its first U.S. development agreement in more than a decade, marking a renewed push into the domestic market as the...

Chipotle Opens Its 1,500th Chipotlane as Digital Ordering Shapes Restaurant Growth

Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened its 1,500th Chipotlane, marking a major milestone for the drive-thru format that has become central to the fast-casual chain’s...

Maido, World’s No.1 Restaurant, to Make India Debut at The St. Regis Mumbai 

Maido, the Lima restaurant named The World’s Best Restaurant 2025, will make its first appearance in India with two exclusive dinners at The St....

McDonald’s Commits $8.5B to NEXT Strategy Through 2036

McDonald’s is committing approximately $8.5 billion through 2036 to support its McDonald’s > NEXT strategy, putting significant capital behind restaurant modernization, technology deployment and...

Chipotle Pilots Palantir Platform to Identify Food Safety Risks

Chipotle Mexican Grill is piloting a new food-safety risk management platform developed with Palantir, using data from across its restaurant system to give its...

Major Wendy’s Franchisee Meritage Hospitality Files for Chapter 11

Meritage Hospitality Group, one of Wendy’s largest franchise operators in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after sustained pressure on restaurant-level...

India’s Olympia Coffee House License Suspended After Food Safety Violations

A 108-year-old restaurant in Mumbai, India has had its food licence suspended after a regulatory inspection uncovered serious food-safety and hygiene failures, including a...

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