White Castle may be more than a century old, but it’s leading the charge into the restaurant industry’s future. In recent years, the iconic hamburger chain has begun rolling out artificial intelligence and automation solutions, from burger-flipping...

When Mike Rypka founded Torchy’s Tacos, the company was a single food truck in downtown Austin. In the 17 years since, it’s expanded to over 100 locations in 14 states. 

After several years of chaos, restaurant operators finally have the space to take stock of where they are and where they want to go next. As Danny Klein, the Editorial Director of QSR and FSR Magazines described it, the industry is in a...

As the restaurant industry returns to its pre-pandemic strength, one segment is dominating the rest. In 2022, quick-service restaurants generated 107 percent of their 2019 revenue, compared to casual dining's 81 percent and fine dining's 87 percent. 

When he co-founded Savory Fund in 2020, Andrew K. Smith wanted to change the way private equity invests in restaurants. He had been dissatisfied with his own experiences as a young operator, when he needed more guidance than institutional investors...

As restaurants head into 2023, they face no shortage of existential threats, from ballooning labor costs and shrinking real estate availability to frustratingly persistent supply chain disruptions. Then there’s the ever-increasing footprint of...