
Amelia Lucas
Restaurant Reporter at CNBC
@CNBC covering restaurants and food & beverage | send tips to [email protected]
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3 days ago |
aol.com | Amelia Lucas
Byron Allen is putting his broadcast TV stations up for sale.
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4 days ago |
cnbc.com | Amelia Lucas
The Dave's Hot Chicken logo is displayed at a Dave's Hot Chicken restaurant on February 26, 2025 in Rosemead, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesPrivate equity firm Roark Capital has bought a majority stake in Dave's Hot Chicken, the company announced on Monday.
Non-alcoholic beer projected to overtake ale as the second-largest beer category worldwide this year
1 week ago |
nbcnews.com | Amelia Lucas
May 29, 2025, 3:11 PM EDT / Source: CNBCNon-alcoholic beer is on track to overtake ale as the second-largest beer category by volume worldwide this year, according to a new projections from industry tracker IWSR. While overall beer volume fell roughly 1% in 2024, volume for its non-alcoholic counterpart grew 9% worldwide, according to IWSR. The category’s growth accelerated in 2018 and has continued to outstrip the broader beer market since then.
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2 weeks ago |
cnbc.com | Amelia Lucas
Burger King's "How to Train Your Dragon" menu items include the Dragon Flame-Grilled Whopper, Fiery Dragon Mozzarella Fries, Soaring Strawberry Lemonade and the Viking’s Chocolate Sundae. Source: Burger KingAs Burger King enters the next phase of its turnaround efforts, the fast-food chain is trying to lure families back to its restaurants with colored Whopper buns and kid-friendly movie partnerships.
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3 weeks ago |
cnbc.com | Amelia Lucas
A customer exits a Cava restaurant in New York City on June 22, 2023. Brendan McDermid | ReutersCava on Thursday reported better-than-expected sales in its latest fiscal quarter, shaking off the malaise the broader restaurant industry has feltas consumers cut back on dining. The Mediterranean chain said its same-store sales grew 10.8% in the three months ended April 20, lifted by traffic growth of 7.5%. Analysts surveyed by StreetAccount were projecting same-store sales growth of 10.3%.
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