FastCasual: Fast-Casual Restaurants Add Drive-Thru Lanes to Compete With QSRs

Fast-casual restaurants are expanding their drive-thru efforts to attract convenience-seeking consumers, gaining share from QSRs. In this month's wave of restaurant earnings calls, leading chains spoke to their efforts in the space. For instance, fast-casual giant Chipotle Mexican Grill, which has nearly 3,200 locations across five countries, said on its earnings call that, in 2023, [...]