Food-delivery startup Wonder Group gets $100 million investment from Nestle

[ad_1] Wonder Group has bought rights to make dishes from popular restaurants and celebrity chefs, such as Bobby Flay and José Andrés. It’s also developed high-tech kitchen equipment to speed…

Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich says most CEOs end up regretting taking companies public

[ad_1] Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich led a public company for more than two decades, but that doesn’t mean he’s a fan of initial public offerings or Wall Street. More…

Chipotle tests automation for burrito bowls and salads

[ad_1] A finished burrito bowl assembled by Chipotle and Hyphen’s automation technology. Source: Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill is testing whether automation can make customers’ burrito bowls and salads.…

Sweetgreen sued by workers at 7 New York restaurants for alleged racial discrimination

[ad_1] Workers prepare apples and avocados inside a Sweetgreen Inc. restaurant. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ten Sweetgreen employees are suing the salad chain, alleging racial discrimination at…

3 trends are dividing restaurant companies into winners and losers

[ad_1] A McDonald’s restaurant near Times Square, NYC on July 29th, 2023.  Adam Jeffery | CNBC Restaurant companies navigating some of the same challenges in the second quarter fell into…

Cava and Sweetgreen see delivery orders fall as customers pick up their own food

[ad_1] A customer enters a Cava restaurant in Pasadena, California, Feb. 6, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Fast-casual chains Cava and Sweetgreen each said customers…

Inside Sweetgreen’s first automated location — and the salad chain’s plans to take the tech nationwide

[ad_1] In early May, Sweetgreen opened its first automated location, in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, Illinois. After only a few weeks operating the restaurant, the salad chain is preparing…

Mediterranean restaurant chain Cava just went public. More restaurants could follow its lead

[ad_1] A person departs a Cava restaurant chain location in Pasadena, California, Feb. 6, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images As Cava makes its public debut…

Salad chain Sweetgreen reports narrowing losses as it aims for profitability

[ad_1] Nicolas Jammet, chief concept officer and co-founder of Sweetgreen Inc., right, eats a salad during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on the floor of the New York Stock…

Chipotle unveils sustainable-restaurant design as it aims to cut carbon footprint in half by 2030

[ad_1] Some of the new restaurants will include solar panels. Source: Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill on Tuesday unveiled a new all-electric restaurant design aimed at helping the company…