Arby's, a 60-year-old fast-food chain known for its meats and curly fries, has quietly closed dozens of locations across the U.S. in 2025 due to declining sales and rising costs, despite its popularity and significant market share.
Arby's, a longstanding fast-food chain known for roast beef sandwiches, has quietly closed over a dozen locations across the U.S. in 2025 due to a 6.3% decline in sales caused by rising costs and lower consumer spending, despite its significant market share and high sales figures.
JR Motorsports and Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced a multi-year partnership with Arby’s, making it the primary sponsor for eight NASCAR races in 2026 and a season-long associate sponsor on Justin Allgaier’s No. 7 Chevrolet, aiming to connect with NASCAR fans through various marketing initiatives.
Arby's is launching a first-of-its-kind steak nugget product nationwide, offering tender, seasoned steak pieces in various menu formats, available from October 6 for a limited time.
Four professional chefs unanimously ranked Arby's curly fries as the best fast food French fries, citing their crispiness, seasoning, and temperature, with popular dipping sauces including Horsey Sauce, ketchup, ranch, cheddar cheese, and Arby's sauce.
Arby's is offering a special deal for National Cheese Lover's Day, where customers can purchase a $2 keychain for free cups of Cheddar Sauce with each transaction for the rest of 2024. Additionally, a Cheddarthon promotion includes deals on menu items featuring Cheddar Sauce. A survey revealed that Cheddar is America's favorite cheese, and Vermonters consume the most cheese daily. Wisconsin is hosting a cheese dreams contest, inviting participants to create a video for a chance to win cheese-related experiences.
Arby's has partnered with Paramount+ to release the "Good Burger 2 Meal," inspired by the iconic movie. The meal includes Arby's Deluxe Wagyu Steakhouse Burger, a strawberry shake, and fries, priced at $12.99. The limited-time offering aims to connect with nostalgic fans and promote Arby's Deluxe Wagyu Steakhouse Burger. Exclusive merchandise is also available, and the sequel, "Good Burger 2," will premiere on Paramount+ on November 22.
Sandwich chain Subway is reportedly close to finalizing a deal to sell to Roark Capital, the parent company of Arby's, for around $9.6 billion. Roark has pulled ahead of rival suitors TDR and Sycamore in the bidding war. Subway, which has more than 37,000 restaurants worldwide, announced in February that it would be pursuing a sale as part of its efforts to revamp its operations and address declining profits. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is Subway's financial adviser in the sale process.
The family of an Arby's employee who died after becoming trapped in a freezer is suing franchise operator Turbo Restaurants for negligence and wrongful death, alleging managers knew the freezer door was broken. The lawsuit claims that the store's franchise operators knew about the problem and neglected to fix it. The family is seeking at least $1 million in damages.
The family of an Arby's manager who was found frozen to death inside a walk-in freezer is suing the fast-food chain for at least $1 million. The lawsuit alleges that the freezer was broken and employees often had to use a screwdriver to open it. The manager, Nguyet Le, was trapped inside for at least six hours in -10 degree conditions before police were called. Her four children claim she 'beat her hands bloody trying to escape'. The family is seeking damages for her death, past and future mental anguish, conscious pain and suffering, loss of support and loss of love and affection.
The children of Nguyet Le, who died after being locked inside a freezer at an Arby's in Louisiana, are suing the restaurant chain and franchise owners for negligence and wrongful death. The lawsuit alleges that a broken freezer latch caused Le to be trapped inside, and that multiple managers were aware of the issue for at least nine months before her death. Le's family is seeking at least $1 million in damages. Arby's has not yet commented on the lawsuit.
The children of Nguyet Le, who died after being locked in a freezer at an Arby's in Louisiana, are suing the restaurant chain and franchise owners for negligence and wrongful death. The lawsuit alleges that a broken freezer latch caused Le to be locked inside while alone in the restaurant, and that multiple managers were aware the latch had been broken for at least nine months before her death. Le's children are seeking at least $1 million in damages. Arby's has not yet responded to the lawsuit.
Nguyet Le, a widowed mother of four and Arby's general manager, died of hypothermia after becoming trapped in the walk-in freezer of an Arby's in New Iberia, Louisiana. Le had relocated to Louisiana for a temporary assignment with the fast food chain. Her body was discovered by her son, who also worked at Arby's. The family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Arby's, alleging that the freezer door's latch had been broken for months.
The family of Nguyet Le, a 63-year-old Arby's manager who died of hypothermia after becoming trapped in a faulty walk-in freezer in Louisiana, is suing Arby's, Turbo Restaurants, and Sun Holdings for negligence. The lawsuit alleges that the latch to the freezer had been broken since August 2022, and employees used a screwdriver to open and close it, as well as a box to prop it open. The family is seeking at least $1 million in relief.
A Houston woman, Nguyet Le, was found dead in an Arby's walk-in freezer by her son in New Iberia, Louisiana. The family is suing the restaurant, alleging they knew a handle inside the freezer was broken for months. The preliminary autopsy results say hypothermia was the cause of death.