Multiple restaurant chains havestruggledto maintain market share and stay relevant in 2024.
Some of these wayward restaurant chains thrive when they return to the basics.
Reevaluating what worked in the beginning can be the secret sauce to turning things around.
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What originally made the chain attractive to customers can hold the key to future financial success.
Here are seven familiar brands that are looking to get it together this year.
Burger King
The reinvention ofBurger Kinghas been in progress for a few years.
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That includes installing digital ordering kiosks as part of the Sizzle design.
In addition to a refreshed restaurant design, customers can expect changes to the menu.
Most customer-facing changes have included menu items coming and going, but the changes have also impacted pricing.
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In recent years, Panera dipped its toes in offering a higher-end dinner menu.
This includes new menu items,discontinued items, and “recipe enhancements” to a dozen classic items.
These changes were fast and furious.
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Other changes included eliminating home delivery.
According toRestaurant Dive, the new menu items cater to adults.
Noodles & Co.
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The fast-casual chain had seen some success in its early years with a menu focused entirely on noodle dishes.
Expect changes to everything from recipes to names, along with new items.
This rebranding initiative will also include order accuracy and pricing to improve customer experience.
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Noodles & Co. plans to roll out these changes later this year and into early 2025.
Its corporate leanings affected everything from customer satisfaction to employee morale.
&pizza is taking back control in big ways in 2024.
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Its menu is returning to its roots, bringing back classics like the Farmer’s Daughter and Moonstruck pizzas.
After all, gathering in close quarters around a shared pot of melted cheese was not the ideal setting.
The restaurant chain is looking to bounce back after a rough few years.
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Part of this reinvention involves leaning toward the experiential side of dining.
