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🤝 Successful business change is primarily dependent on leaders acknowledging and managing the emotional impact it has on employees through empathy, transparent communication and fostering a supportive culture.

🤖🎬 Teriyaki Madness has launched what it says is the first fully AI-generated ad campaign in the fast casual restaurant industry, a move the company said slashes production costs and accelerates creative output.

💬🍽️ In a world where a single bad review can sink a restaurant's reputation, Ovation has created a platform to help brands fight back. Featuring integrated online reviews, business listings and social media into a single platform.

🎉 El Pollo Loco is celebrating a major milestone, announcing the opening of its 500th restaurant in the U.S. in Colorado Springs, Colorado, marking a significant moment for the fire-grilled chicken chain.

☕️ Denver-based Ziggi's Coffee, a specialty coffee and beverage franchise, will open its latest location Tuesday in Conyers, Georgia -- owned and operated by Rafiq Lightwala, a first-time Ziggi's franchisee.

🗓️ Join us on November 12 for #QSRNext as Jackie Secor, Chief Operating Officer at Taco John's, shares her strategic vision in "Taco John's Unlocked: Inside the COO's Plan for Franchisee Profitability." 👉 Reserve your spot today! https://t.co/naBpQzNfCU #QSRNext #TacoJohns

🍽️ Or Peleg, managing partner of Tel Aviv Grill, discusses the growth of the business from a small kosher market booth into a multi-concept restaurant group, emphasizing the challenges of maintaining consistency during rapid expansion.

🍩 Houston-based Shipley Do-Nuts has launched a "Hot Glazed Guarantee," promising customers hot glazed donuts until 10 a.m. or later daily at nearly all of its 385-plus locations nationwide.

☕ 7 Brew Coffee, a fast-growing drive-thru beverage brand, celebrated the opening of its 500th stand Saturday with a race-themed event in Toms River, New Jersey.

🍔💵 Amid historically low consumer sentiment, major restaurants are adopting value meals as a strategic, temporary measure to retain customers, gain market share, but must carefully manage these promotions to avoid diluting their brand's perceived value.

🥩🥖 Illinois-based Pop's Beef, a fast casual franchise serving house-made Italian beef and sausages, is building on its legacy of family and community by embracing the power of multi-unit ownership.

🍽️ We are thrilled to welcome James Roussos, Franchise Business Consultant at Chicken Salad Chick and author of "P.I.E. Theory in Leadership," to the virtual stage at #QSRNext on November 12. Reserve your spot today! https://t.co/naBpQzNfCU #QSRNext #ChickenSaladChick

🍽️ 💻 Restaurants are increasingly turning to technology and strategic growth plans to weather ongoing inflation and labor shortages, according to Toast's Voice of the Restaurant Industry Survey. https://t.co/Iar2ksfTPj

✨ Cava has enhanced its loyalty program, Cava Rewards, with "status matching" as well as 3 status levels. Designed to reward loyal guests with more perks & opportunities to earn, the updated program allows members to earn points on eligible purchases.

🥪📲✨ Cheba Hut Toasted Subs has rolled out a mobile app and loyalty program, Munchie Mob Rewards, designed to streamline ordering and reward customer loyalty.

🎙️🍔 BRIX Holdings CEO Sherif Mityas joins Fast Casual Nation hosts Paul Barron and Cherryh Cansler to discuss managing eight restaurant brands including Friendly's, Red Mango and Orange Leaf.

🍕 Slice House by Tony Gemignani will open in Boulder, Colorado, this December. The restaurant will be under the helm of the Cutter family.

🥙🍝 This guide explores what fast casual brands can learn from Europe's street food culture, from embracing authenticity and simplicity to celebrating fresh ingredients and creating experiences that keep customers coming back.

🍚 Bodhi's Bowl, a fast casual restaurant specializing in chef-driven rice bowls, is launching a nationwide licensing and franchise program. The brand was founded by chef and former meteorologist James Wegner.

🍽️ YOLO to Solo: These five trends reveal not only what's top of mind for diners today, but also how forward-thinking brands are adapting to meet them.