Joe Guszkowski

TGI Fridays plans to more than double its global restaurant footprint over the next five years as part of a new strategic vision for the casual-dining franchise. The 400-unit, Dallas-based chain wants to reach more than 1,000 restaurants and $2 billion in... See more

Last week in this column, we wrote about how a viral fake Reddit post exposed some of the very real issues with the restaurant delivery model, particularly high costs for restaurants and consumers and low wages for delivery drivers. These problems are dif... See more

Customers are coming to Kura Sushi in greater numbers than a year ago, despite higher prices at the conveyor-belt sushi chain. The company said Wednesday that traffic began to improve in November, the final month of its fiscal first quarter, and has conti... See more

A San Antonio-based food truck manufacturer is accusing ghost kitchen company Reef Kitchens of fraud in a recent bankruptcy filing. Cruising Kitchens, which has built food trucks for Raising Cane’s, Whataburger and Wendy’s, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy... See more

Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe has been acquired out of bankruptcy by M Crowd Restaurant Group, a Dallas-based company that owns the 23-unit Mi Cocina chain and other brands. M Crowd was named the stalking-horse bidder with an $18.8 million credit bid ahead of an au... See more