Do you want strong sales? Just add more cheese.

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at strong sales results from Applebee’s, which used a cheesy new burger to win over customers. We also look at other casual-dining results.

We also look at Burger King, which is making improvements to its Whopper. And we talk about the company’s use of AI to help with operations.

And we talk about the pizza sector, where sales challenges at major chains have held down the sector’s overall performance.

On Tech Check, Senior Tech Editor Joe Guszkowski talks about a merger in the restaurant reservations space.