One marketing vet is bringing 25 years of restaurant and hospitality know-how to an expanding experiential dining chain parent company. Melissa Fry has been appointed CMO of Twin Hospitality Group, ...

A common debate among chicken wing enthusiasts is which is better: drums or flats? At a new James Island restaurant, diners don’t have to choose — they can order all wings, all flats or a ...

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Popular fast food chain Noodles & Company continues with its optimization plan. So far in 2025, it has already closed 13 stores and plans to close another 19 before the end of the year. The company ...

Olive Garden, the Italian-American restaurant chain owned by Darden Restaurants, is testing a new "Lighter Portion Entrées" menu at 40 percent of its locations nationwide. The move, announced during ...

Darden Restaurants is experimenting with smaller servings at Olive Garden, testing out a "Lighter Portion Entrées" menu across 40% of its locations, the company announced in its quarterly earnings ...

Not all diners mind paying more at chef-driven restaurants. Not all diners mind paying more at chef-driven restaurants. At his restaurant, Elvie’s, in Jackson, Miss., the chef Hunter Evans has tried ...

South Florida lost two more chain restaurants last week. Just a few weeks after TGI Fridays closed after 40 years in Coral Springs, two Smokey Bones locations closed permanently as their corporate ...

FAT Brands, owner of Smokey Bones, is converting about half of its locations into Twin Peaks restaurants. The move aims to capitalize on the higher profitability of Twin Peaks, a sports bar similar to ...

Foodie Bethany Gaskin reveals deleted mukbang footage from a Smokey Bones meal. Bills' Quarterback Josh Allen Exits Game After Suffering Injury Noah Wyle Finally Won an Emmy—and Knew Exactly Who to ...