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Applebee’s Closes Select Restaurants in Indiana, Missouri and New York as Dual‑Brand Push Accelerates

Escalating costs are driving selective closures.

Yum! Brands to Close 250 U.S. Pizza Huts in First Half of 2026

California Pizza Kitchen to Be Acquired by Investor Group Led by Consortium Brand Partners

Permits Show Portillo’s Planning Dine-In Restaurant at 300 N. Michigan Avenue

Chi‑Chi’s Reopens With Minnesota Flagship After Two Decades

Chi-Chi’s Reopens With Minnesota Flagship After Two Decades

Raising Cane’s Opens in Bel Air to Large Crowd

Construction Begins on Taco Bell Cantina at Fisherman’s Wharf

Taco Bell Expands Live Más Café to 30 More Locations With Nationwide Refrescas Rollout