As the nation’s restaurant industry experienced shuttered storefronts, tanked sales, and hobbled development plans, in March 2020, Dutch Bros found itself in a rather inconvenient position. Just two weeks before national lockdowns began, the...

The Covid-19 pandemic brought the end of marginality to restaurants, Jim McPhail declared at RestaurantSpaces Spring. People are quitting their jobs because their jobs were marginal. They’re moving because where they lived was marginal. They’re...

While many restaurants faced significant learning curves during the Covid-19 pandemic, one was well-situated for the industry’s sudden changes: Popeyes. The runaway success of its chicken sandwich put the Louisiana-based chain on the national stage,...

Whether the rise of digital-first brands, the proliferation of AI, robotics, and a plethora of new formats, the restaurant industry has seen a lot of transformation over the past few years. The changes we’ve seen domestically, however, pale in...

In March of 2020, Mark King made his first appearance at RestaurantSpaces, having just taken up the role of CEO at Taco Bell. In his keynote, he explained he was learning as quickly as possible, having stepped into a new industry following a stellar...