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Experts give their best guess as to what's ahead. It's been a wild couple of years for the restaurant industry, and 2022 was no different.

With brands fully embracing the new post-pandemic norm, adapting to technologies, tools, and strategies, their restaurants became more efficient and responsive to the rapidly changing demands of the mainstream consumer. What does all of this suggest for 2023?
 
 
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TOMS King Holdings subsidiaries cite impact of pandemic on business.

Subsidiaries of an Illinois-based Burger King franchisee, one of the largest in the brand’s U.S. system, reportedly have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at units operating about 90 restaurants. The suburban Chicago company said its business was impacted loss of business during the pandemic without decreases is rent, debt service and other costs.
 
 
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John Cywinski has been with Applebee’s since 2017. He will be replaced by Tony Moralejo, president of Dine Brands international and global development.

Cywinski was named president in March 2017 after serving as EVP at Brinker International. Prior, he served as president of KFC U.S. Under his leadership, Applebee’s experienced a swift recovery from 2020 and returned to net new unit growth.
 
 
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Innovation is happening across the board, at restaurants such as Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, BD’s Mongolian Grill, Carl’s Jr, Cava, & many more!

Wayback Burgers has introduced a burger with three patties, explicitly to give people something to do rather than talk. The third patty is called a “spare,” which is also the title of the His Royal Highness’s recently published book.
 
 
 
 
 

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