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Original analysis and curated reads with an editor's take — the operations, market shifts, technology bets, and people decisions shaping food service.

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The Big Biscuit Doubles Down on Lunch Daypart
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The Big Biscuit Doubles Down on Lunch Daypart

BIG Lunch is served daily from 6:30AM-2:30PM, at all Big Biscuit locations across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

via FSR Magazine·Jun 15, 2026
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McDonald’s Canada Names Jennifer DelVecchio CMO
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McDonald’s Canada Names Jennifer DelVecchio CMO

Effective June 16, McDonald’s Canada is bringing a familiar face back home. Jennifer DelVecchio has been appointed as the brand’s new Chief Marketing Officer.

via QSR Magazine·Jun 15, 2026·2 min
On The Border Shuts Down All Company-Owned Restaurants
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On The Border Shuts Down All Company-Owned Restaurants

On The Border was founded in 1982. On The Border once proudly claimed it was the largest Mexican casual-dining chain in America. Now, the concept is on life support. The brand announced that it had shut down all of its company-owned restaurants, leaving it with five U.S.

via FSR Magazine·Jun 15, 2026·3 min
Blaze Pizza Taps Lucas Bravo as CFO
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Blaze Pizza Taps Lucas Bravo as CFO

Blaze Pizza, the nation’s leading fast-casual artisanal pizza brand, today announced the appointment of Lucas Bravo as Chief Financial Officer.

via QSR Magazine·Jun 15, 2026·2 min
California’s New Restaurant Regulations Point to a Bigger Opportunity for Hospitality
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California’s New Restaurant Regulations Point to a Bigger Opportunity for Hospitality

Restaurant menus are dynamic systems. For many restaurant brands, regulatory compliance is viewed as a cost of doing business.

via QSR Magazine·Jun 15, 2026·9 min
Oak & Stone Finds its Voice as Expansion Accelerates
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Oak & Stone Finds its Voice as Expansion Accelerates

Oak & Stone wants to turn its beverage selections into an experiential visit. Oak & Stone isn’t changing who it is. The fast-growing polished-casual brand believes it’s finally finding a better way to explain it.

via FSR Magazine·Jun 15, 2026·6 min
Kolache Factory Unveils World Cup-Themed Murals in Houston and Kansas City
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Kolache Factory Unveils World Cup-Themed Murals in Houston and Kansas City

Kolache Factory is joining the soccer excitement building in two of its home markets with limited-time mural installations at restaurants in Houston and the Kansas City area, both cities hosting World Cup matches this month The Houston-based breakfast franchise partnered with ...

via QSR Magazine·Jun 15, 2026·3 min
Your Best Guests Walked in Last Night. Did Your Restaurant Team Know Who They Were?
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Your Best Guests Walked in Last Night. Did Your Restaurant Team Know Who They Were?

The visit itself is the conversion moment, and most operators still don’t have the technology to act on it. The guests who built your business may already be leaving, but most operators don’t find out until it’s too late.

via FSR Magazine·Jun 15, 2026·4 min
Premium F&B Brand Foodstories Bags ₹50 Cr To Expand Digital Business, Delivery Network
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Premium F&B Brand Foodstories Bags ₹50 Cr To Expand Digital Business, Delivery Network

F&B brand Foodstories has raised Rs 50 Cr (about $5.2 Mn) in a Series B funding round from Zerodha cofounder Nikhil Kamath. The fresh funds will be utilised to scale its digital operations, enhance delivery capabilities and expand retail footprint.

via Inc42·Jun 15, 2026·2 min
Selling Enterprise AI Requires Education Before Contracts, Says kAIgentic’s Ahmed Mazhari
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Selling Enterprise AI Requires Education Before Contracts, Says kAIgentic’s Ahmed Mazhari

India’s enterprise AI market is projected to grow from $11 Bn in 2025 to $71 Bn by 2030, fuelled by adoption across sectors such as BFSI, manufacturing, healthcare, education and agriculture.

via Inc42·Jun 15, 2026·3 min
Amazon AI For Sellers, Weekly Funding Rebounds & More
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Amazon AI For Sellers, Weekly Funding Rebounds & More

Amazon’s AI Gameplan For Sellers After consumers, Amazon is now moving AI to the seller side. The ecommerce major is rolling out a 24/7 AI assistant for its 1.7 Mn Indian merchants to streamline catalogue creation, inventory planning and ads.

via Inc42·Jun 15, 2026·5 min
Can FirstCry Hold Investor Attention In A Quick Commerce World?
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Can FirstCry Hold Investor Attention In A Quick Commerce World?

At least seven times during FirstCry’s March-quarter earnings call, the company returned to a familiar theme: rationalisation. Competition, the management suggested, was behaving irrationally. Discounting in key categories was irrational. Pricing pressures were irrational.

via Inc42·Jun 15, 2026·10 min
Zepto’s Battle Beyond Speed
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Zepto’s Battle Beyond Speed

For Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart, much of the post-pandemic era was spent persuading urban Indians to prioritise convenience over value, with groceries delivered in minutes serving as their biggest differentiator.

via Inc42·Jun 14, 2026·6 min
From GPS Renewables To Equal AI — Indian Startups Raised $243 Mn This Week
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From GPS Renewables To Equal AI — Indian Startups Raised $243 Mn This Week

Investments in the Indian startup ecosystem continued to pick up momentum in the second week of June. Twenty five startups raised $242.6 Mn between June 8 and June 12, marking a near 30% uptick from $187.4 Mn raised across 21 deals last week.

via Inc42·Jun 13, 2026·6 min
Pepper Lunch Ignites Texas Expansion with Austin and Houston Deals
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Pepper Lunch Ignites Texas Expansion with Austin and Houston Deals

Texas remains one of Pepper Lunch’s most important growth markets.

via QSR Magazine·Jun 12, 2026·3 min
Hyatt Centric Park City Names Crisotbal Sibaja Aragon Executive Chef of Escala Provisions Company
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Hyatt Centric Park City Names Crisotbal Sibaja Aragon Executive Chef of Escala Provisions Company

Hyatt Centric Park City appoints Cristobal Sibaja Aragon as executive chef of Escala Provisions Company, the property’s signature restaurant located just steps from Park City’s mountain trails and outdoor adventure.

via FSR Magazine·Jun 12, 2026·2 min
WOWorks CMO Joel Bulger on Loyalty’s Next Act and Making it Easy for GLP-1 Users
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WOWorks CMO Joel Bulger on Loyalty’s Next Act and Making it Easy for GLP-1 Users

Our Conversations series from the National Restaurant Association Show continues with Joel Bulger, CEO of multi-brand fast-casual platform WOWorks.

via QSR Magazine·Jun 12, 2026·7 min
Spread Bagelry Promotes John Gonzalez to Chief Operating Officer
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Spread Bagelry Promotes John Gonzalez to Chief Operating Officer

Spread Bagelry, the dynamic Philadelphia-born bagel brand known for its kettle-boiled, honey water bagels baked in wood-fired ovens, announced the promotion of John Gonzalez to Chief Operating Officer (COO).

via QSR Magazine·Jun 12, 2026·2 min
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