Are the Days of Kids’ Meals Numbered?
Taco Bell recently announced its intention to discontinue kids’ meals, effective immediately at some locations and in early 2014, at…
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How Restaurants Can Take Advantage of Mobile
Restaurants and food outlets are among the businesses that stand to benefit most from the boom in mobile search, as…
Malls’ appetite for fine-dining restaurants is growing
The Fig & Olive restaurant chain drips with foodie cred. The eateries, which started in Manhattan, feature fancy olive oils…
Restaurant Chain Growth Report 7/31/13
Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). St Paul, MN-based CARBONE’S PIZZA…
U.S. Total Restaurant Count Increases by Only 3,045 Units over Last Year
There were only 3,045 more restaurants in the U.S. in Spring 2013 than there were in Spring 2012, according to…
Foreign Fast Food Chains That Should Come To America
How can America, home of the KFC Double Down, Dunkin’ Donuts Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich, and Carl’s Jr. Pop-Tart Ice…
Pizza Hut Joins Dinova B2B Marketing Channel
Atlanta, GA (RestaurantNews.com) Pizza Hut, Inc. has joined the network of preferred restaurants in the business-to-business (B2B) marketing channel of…
Most of Us Eat Burgers, but More Often It’s the ‘Better’ One
Long live the burger, consumers are clearly saying. But evidence continues to mount that just which burger we’re talking about…
Fast Food Franchisees: Are You Ready for the Union Wave?
Fast food franchise owners can make significant money, but they also know that success requires vigilance over costs, particular food…
QSRs’ Appetite for QR Codes Shows No Signs of Waning
Even though the newer-technology augmented reality is also up-and-coming, quick-service restaurants such as McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Wendy’s are sticking…
States that spend the most on fast food
The amount of fast food that restaurant-goers eat tends to vary from consumer to consumer, but new data reveal state-by-state…
Restaurants Weigh Obamacare
Many businesses that don’t offer health insurance to all their employees breathed a sigh of relief earlier this month when…
McDonald’s Predicts Tough Year Despite New Items
McDonald’s is mixing up its menu with healthier, fresher sounding items such as its chicken McWraps, but not enough customers…
Restaurant Chain Growth Report 7/23/13
Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). MARIO BATALI RESTAURANTS based in…
Consumer Expectations for Fast-casual Restaurants: Six Insights
Fast-casual restaurants position themselves as offering freshly prepared items that are a notch above those from traditional fast-food outlets in…
Chopped Salad Has Become the Lunch of Choice in the Northeast
It has come to this: chopped salad in a drugstore. It’s the final frontier for a lunchtime fad that started…
Restaurant Chain Growth Report 7/17/13
Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). MANCHU WOK based in Markham,…
Offering Delivery Service Could Help Grow Sales for Quick-Service Restaurants, Especially with Hispanics
A recent survey by Consumer Edge Insight shows which consumers are most likely to be interested in using delivery service…
Restaurants rethink menus to woo baby boomers
After years of chasing the young and the hip, restaurants are realizing that young people aren’t the ones keeping the…
Restaurant Chain Growth Report 7/9/13
Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). MASTRO’S RESTAURANTS based in Woodland…
McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson Has Mixed First Year
When Don Thompson took the reins at McDonald’s in July, investors and industry experts predicted few changes at the Golden…
Restaurant Performance Index Hits 14-Month High on Positive Sales and Customer Traffic Results
Same-store sales and customer traffic levels rose; Restaurant operators remain optimistic about sales growth in the months ahead Washington, DC …