Latest Restaurant Press Releases

IHOP, one of America’s favorite restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner, is opening IHOP Express restaurants on military bases. Today, an IHOP Express restaurant opens at the Naval Base San Diego, the largest Naval base on the West Coast. This follows the…
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Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s favorite every day, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods, announced today the signing of a multi-unit store development agreement with brothers David and Mark Weeks, for four new restaurants in Athens, Georgia. Dunkin’ Donuts’ development throughout Athens…
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Sharon Rowlands, CEO of Penton, announced Monday that the company has acquired Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN) from Lebhar-Friedman.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “NRN is a property Penton has coveted owning for some time,” said Rowlands.  “It is…
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BOSTON  (RestaurantNews.com)  How do you explain a menu pricing strategy where discount meals complete with appetizers are offered up on the cheap, while at the same time, lunch entrées have been bumped up almost a dollar versus last year? “In…
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NEW YORK  (RestaurantNews.com)  This morning, Zagat Survey released the results of its San Diego Restaurants Survey, with detailed local data, maps, ratings and reviews available on ZAGAT.com, ZAGAT.mobi and ZAGAT TO GO for smartphones. The Survey covers 533 San Diego…
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Company’s out-of-home marketing solutions validated by leading brands in a wide variety of industries including beverage, broadcasting, gaming and film studios CARLSBAD, Calif.  (RestaurantNews.com)  NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NTN), a leading venue-based interactive restaurant and bar entertainment network, announces…
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Washington, D.C.  (RestaurantNews.com)  The National Restaurant Association’s “What’s Hot” survey of more than 1,500 professional chefs – members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) – reveals that local and hyper-local sourcing, healthy children’s meals, sustainable seafood, and gluten-free cuisine will…
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NEW YORK, NY  (RestaurantNews.com)  The secret to successful breakfast innovation is tapping into breakfast’s beloved qualities and making them more accessible and appealing to contemporary consumers, according to the Breakfast Trends: Culinary Trend Mapping Report from the Center for Culinary…
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WASHINGTON  (RestaurantNews.com)  Fueled by improving same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) rose to its highest level in more than three years.  The RPI – a monthly composite index that tracks the health…
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CHICAGO  (RestaurantNews.com)  Fast-casual restaurants, already the darlings of the U.S. restaurant industry, are continuing to gain market share in the U.K.– growing at a faster rate than their limited-service counterparts, according to Technomic’s 2010 Leading 100 U.K. Chain Restaurant Report.…
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CINCINNATI  (RestaurantNews.com)  A recent Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) survey conducted by telephone by Harris Interactive® among more than 1,000 U.S. adults ages 18 and older revealed that dirty dishes, unpleasant odor and dirty restrooms are the top reasons consumers would…
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ATLANTA  (RestaurantNews.com)  Coca-Cola Freestyle®, The Coca-Cola Company’s exciting new interactive fountain dispenser, called Coca-Cola Freestyle®, is available for the first time in Phoenix. Arizona-based Pei Wei Asian Diner, a long time Coca-Cola customer, will be the first in the area…
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CHICAGO  (RestaurantNews.com)  As the nation begins to emerge from recession, restaurants are seeing lapsed customers return. Same-store sales are inching up, signaling the industry’s initial rebound to health; hiring is also up, signaling positive expectations for 2011. But this isn’t…
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Harrisonburg, VA  (RestaurantNews.com)  The creative minds at Vision Studios, a full service media firm in Harrisonburg, VA, have released their latest smart phone app, the first of its kind in the area. This unique, user-friendly and free app was custom-built…
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