RFMA is heading to Oklahoma City for our next Restaurant Facilities Benchmarking Roundtable.
When: Wednesday, April 12th from 10am-1pm
Topics to discuss include: Energy Management, Equipment Training for Operations and Asset Management

 

Benita Gingerella, Restaurant Business
Due to open this week, the prototype restaurant in Marietta, Ga., will feature brighter colors, modern artwork, LED lighting and an enhanced digital menu board. A clock tower will be a focal point of the restaurant, according to the chain, to convey that guests can visit the location "around the clock."

Paul R. La Monica, CNN
Sandwich chain Panera has agreed to sell itself to JAB, a German conglomerate that owns Krispy Kreme and the Einstein and Noah bagel chains, for $7.5 billion.

Jonathan Maze, Nation's Restaurant News
As BurgerFi approaches 100 units, the North Palm Beach, Fla.-based better-burger chain is looking at avenues that are typical for growth chains, such as airports and other nontraditional outlets.

Lisa Jennings, Nation's Restaurant News
Restaurant operators around the country are bracing for an expected uptick in document audits and potential worksite raids in light of a tougher stance on immigration by the Trump administration.

National Restaurant Association
Music is one of the most important elements in establishing the mood in your restaurant, but under law, you must make sure you have the necessary licensing to comply with copyright statutes before playing it.

Danny Klein, QSR
Italian fast casual Fazoli’s, a 220-unit brand located in 25 states, announced Monday that it will feature a completely clean food menu by June 19. Currently, 80 percent of the chain’s supply chain is free of artificial ingredients. Come mid-June, all artificial sweeteners, flavors, preservatives, and colors will be gone.The move, Fazoli’s says, will make the restaurant the third brand—and first under 1,000 units—to offer a clean menu, joining Panera Bread and Chipotle.