This Family-Owned Iced Tea Chain Generated $147 Million in Sales By Obsessing Over Its Water

While rivals fight over espresso and energy drinks, HTeaO built its whole brand around iced tea and purified water.

Pizza Hut Just Went Private in a $2.7 Billion Sale — Here’s the Turnaround Plan

After 30 years under Yum Brands, Pizza Hut has a new owner, and a plan built on nostalgia instead of another remodel.

McDonald’s and Taco Bell Are Fighting Over Your 3 P.M. Pick-Me-Up — Here’s Who’s Winning

Both chains launched new energy drinks just days apart. The real fight is over who can stand out in a category getting crowded fast.

Papa Johns Sales Are Down in the U.S. — But It Just Found a New Growth Partner on the Other Side of the Border

KM Capital is taking over 44 Papa Johns locations in Mexico, with plans to grow from there.

Pizza Hut Is Dropping ‘Pizza’ From Its Name for 25 Weeks — Here’s the Reason Why

The chain will go by “Hut” through the NFL season. Meanwhile, Yum! Brands is finalizing a deal to sell Pizza Hut to two different buyers.

This IHOP-Applebee’s Combo Restaurant Nearly Tripled Sales. Now the Company Wants 900 More of Them.

The dual-brand restaurant shares one entrance with separate seating zones for each restaurant.

I Shut My Company Down for 2 Weeks Every Year. It’s Helping Fix a Broken Industry — And Proving Skeptics Wrong.

At Haven clubs, parents can drop off their kids and access workspaces. The company has 60 employees.

This Franchisee Owns 112 Restaurants and Gives Ownership Stakes to His Staff: ‘It Helps Them Know It’s a Team’

Wade Oney, President of Bam-Bamy Pizza, gives his managers, supervisors and executives a piece of the business.

How Cereal Milk Matcha and Pink Mermaid 7 Fizz Are Fueling 7 Brew’s Biggest Growth Yet: ‘The Industry Hasn’t Been Disrupted in a Long Time’

7 Brew didn’t exist in 2017. It’s now closing in on 1,000 locations with customer volume one franchisee calls ‘insane.’

She Ate at Denny’s Before She Set a Record Rowing Solo Across the Pacific — Here’s the Surprising Way the Chain Responded

When world record holder Kelsey Pfendler turned out to be a fan, Denny’s leaned in, without trying to sell anything.