CEOs of McAlister’s Deli, Firehouse Subs, Fazoli’s to speak at 7th Annual Fast Casual Executive Summit
Top restaurant executives will gather in San Diego for two and a half days of networking and education San Diego,…
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Nothing to Hide: Why Restaurants Embrace the Open Kitchen
In the past, restaurant customers may have preferred food to magically appear out from behind closed doors, with no indication…
Differences blurring between fast-food and fast-casual restaurants
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) Limited-service restaurants (LSRs) are the driving force behind the commercial foodservice industry. LSRs accounted for more than…
Phoenix Marketing International Introduces a 24-Hour Advertising Testing Service for Restaurants
AdPi® Express Delivers Detailed, Actionable Insights Overnight Rhinebeck, NY (Restaurant News) Phoenix Marketing International announced a breakthrough advertising effectiveness measurement:…
Fast Casual Restaurants Hold Bright Spot in the Restaurant Industry, Says Technomic
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) The lackluster economy may have dampened growth for the restaurant industry at large, but fast casual restaurants…
Technomic Looks at the Future of Fast Casual and Forecasts Its Growth Through 2020
Chicago (RestaurantNews.com) Fast-casual growth continues to outpace that of quick service and full service. Though it’s still a small segment—comprising…
Market Force Study Reveals Cheesecake Factory is Favorite Casual-Dining Restaurant for Second Year in a Row
Texas Roadhouse is No. 2 and Olive Garden is No. 3 in national consumer survey BOULDER, Colo. (RestaurantNews.com) Cheesecake Factory…
Top 75 Limited-Service Burger Chains Feature Emerging Brands, ‘Better Burgers’, Finds Technomic
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) The fast-casual boom has continued to make its impact felt in the limited-service burger segment, as more than…
Restaurant News Bites: McDonald’s, Darden, Zagat
Despite increasing overhead and declines in consumer dining, the fast casual category of restaurants continues to grow, even as other…
Fast-Casual Restaurant Growth Continues to Outpace Rest of Industry, Finds Technomic
Chicago (RestaurantNews.com) Restaurant operators continue to face challenges caused by the recession and slow pace of the ensuing recovery, with…
Fast Casual publishes Restaurant State of the Industry 2011, Part 1: Food and Beverage
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (RestaurantNews.com) FastCasual.com has announced the publication of its “Restaurant State of the Industry 2011, Part 1: Food and…
Fast Casual Restaurants Prospering Despite Economic Woes
Leading fast casual dining chains have seen growth in sales during the last three years, despite the recession and other…
Fast Casual predicts top trends for 2011
It seems that 2010 brought about a series of buyouts and capital investments for fast casual chains looking to improve…
Fast-Casual Restaurants Continue to Gain UK Market Share
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) Fast-casual restaurants, already the darlings of the U.S. restaurant industry, are continuing to gain market share in the…