Week of October 9-15, 2026 The Pipeline: What's Opening Next Our research desk is tracking 517 new pre-opening restaurant leads published since October 5. Here are six openings suppliers should have on their radar: * Culinary Dropout — Frisco, TX (August 2027). The Phoenix-based Fox Restaurant Concepts

Week of October 2-8, 2026 The Pipeline: What's Opening Next Our research desk is tracking 636 new pre-opening restaurant leads published since October 1. Here are six openings suppliers should have on their radar: * Jim 'N Nick's Community Bar-B-Q — High Point,

Week of September 25-October 1, 2026 The Pipeline: What's Opening Next Our research desk is tracking 663 pre-opening restaurant leads nationwide as of this week — here's a sample of what's coming down the pipe: * Netflix Bites is opening at the new Netflix

Week of Sept 19-25, 2026 Openings & Closings Six chains closing hundreds of units through 2026-27. Wendy's (300-350 units), Papa Johns (300), Pizza Hut (250), Jack in the Box (50-100), Noodles & Company (30-35), and Darden's Bahama Breeze (14) are all

Week of Sept 12-18, 2026 Openings & Closings Wonder is consolidating its production footprint, closing two New Jersey facilities and laying off 533 employees as it relocates operations to a higher-capacity site. The food-hall operator says the move is about efficiency, not retreat — output is shifting, not

Week of Sept 5-11, 2026 Openings & Closings O'Charley's shut down every corporate-owned location this week, ending a 55-year run that once spanned nearly 250 restaurants across 13 states; only 49 company-owned units remained before the closure. (Restaurant Dive) The exit comes

Week of Aug 29-Sept 4, 2026 Openings & Closings Salad and Go's bankruptcy is reshaping the drive-thru coffee wars: 7 Brew won the auction for 73 of the chain's shuttered locations for $143 million, edging out a competing bid from Dutch Bros. The deal

This newsletter has been in the pipeline for a long time now. Years, I imagine I have been wanting to share. I am excited to finally get going! Let's get to it! Thanks for joining me on the Grapevine! Patrick