{"author_name":"Food & Beverage Magazine News Now! ","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/food-beverage-magazine-live/episodes/c2f8bcad-7399-4973-a660-8d81209a4c35","description":"<p>Welcome to this week's episode of the Food &amp; Beverage Magazine Podcast! Join the Editors of Food &amp; Beverage Magazine as we break down the major restaurant expansions, corporate acquisitions, and menu innovations reshaping the hospitality industry.</p><p>Here is what we are covering on today’s program:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Massive Mergers &amp; Corporate Moves: First up, the Editors of Food &amp; Beverage Magazine analyze Ferrero’s strategic acquisition of better-for-you breakfast brand Purely Elizabeth to deepen its U.S. breakfast footprint. We also dive into Chicken Salad Chick appointing GoTo Foods veteran Drew Travis as CFO during its aggressive expansion push, Chipotle's international milestone with its first restaurant opening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Red Robin's major $96 million refranchising strategy involving 116 of its locations.</li><li><br></li><li>Menu &amp; Retail Innovations: Discover how brands are winning back budget-conscious consumers. We discuss Red Lobster reviving its legendary Endless Shrimp deal with five fall flavors, Saladworks rolling out promotional \"$6.99 Tuesdays\", and Cracker Barrel launching its value-driven $9.99 fall chicken deals. On grocery shelves, we look at Sun-Maid wrapping its classic raisin six-packs in a Pokémon Pikachu design and the retail reunion of Club Crackers and Butter Wines for an exclusive co-promotion.</li><li>Sustainability &amp; Hospitality Tech: We round out the episode with a look at back-of-house advancements, including Power Knot relaunching its BCG Shredder line to streamline kitchen food waste processing. Plus, we explore how Galaxy Macau has partnered with Ant Bank to launch an innovative resort fintech services station, setting a new bar for digital guest convenience.</li></ul><p>As the Editors of Food &amp; Beverage Magazine, we are committed to bringing you the actionable insights and trends driving the global B2B culinary market. Catch the full coverage of all these stories by visiting us at fbmagazine.com. For more daily news updates and operator resources, make sure your team is bookmarked at fbmagazine.com. To subscribe to our newsletter and keep up with what's next, head over to fbmagazine.com.</p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/food-beverage-magazine-live/episodes/c2f8bcad-7399-4973-a660-8d81209a4c35/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"M&A Movements and Menu Restructuring: Ferrero Acquires Purely Elizabeth, Chipotle Enters Saudi Arabia, and Red Lobster Revives Endless Shrimp","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}