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What makes a restaurant loyalty program stick?

We tried a bunch of loyalty programs—and talked to a few experts—to find out what works and what doesn’t in the growing field of loyalty.

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David Chang and the case of the chili crunch trademark

Marketing Bites: The celebrity chef is getting some less-than-positive press this week. Plus, Chipotle burritos don the green jacket and Wow Bao’s metaverse debut.

Chipotle knows its customers love gaming. The chain has a new partnership with Tekken 8, the latest version of the hugely popular fighting game franchise, which will be the title game in the Chipotle Challenger Series this year.

The chicken chain introduced a new line of bundled meal options from $4.99 to $20, but not everything has a consistent price point nationwide, a nod to fast-food restaurants' complex relationship with value.

The record intake in March surpassed the sub sandwich chain's previous high mark by 19%.

Marketing Bites: The burger chain is counting down to warmer weather, restaurants look to soften the Tax Day blow and Cava turns to TikTok for menu inspiration.

Winners of the James Beard Foundation restaurant and chef awards will be named on June 10. Ruth Reichl was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award and The LEE Initiative was named Humanitarian of the Year.

The pizza delivery chain is building on its “Better Ingredients, Better Pizza” with a new marketing slogan, “Better Get You Some," along with a campaign featuring Big Boi.

Marketing Bites: April Fools’ Day is nigh, and nary a restaurant chain marketer can be trusted.

Marketing is vital for restaurant chains. But when a key strategy fails, the result can sometimes spell disaster. Here are six ideas over the past decade that failed.

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