Franchising driving chain restaurant growth
As the credit markets have begun loosening up, more franchisees are starting to spread their wings and grow. A new…
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Beverage-Only Restaurant Occasions are Key to Expanding Foodservice Beverage Sales
As consumers manage restaurant checks by cutting back on beverages and ordering food-only at main meals, restaurant chains are driving…
Darden Restaurant Chain Aims to Grow Lobsters
Darden Restaurants, which controls the Red Lobster and Olive Garden chains, recently announced it is beginning to raise spiny lobster…
Restaurants put social media on the menu
New York City restaurant owner Sean Connolly says he “majored in babes and minored in booze.” That education led him…
Restaurant Chain Growth Report 9/11/12
Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). Orlando, FL-based BUCA DI BEPPO…
Decline in Dual-Income Households Is A Major Drag on Restaurant Visitation and Spending, Study Shows
The Labor Participation Rate and the Number of Dual-Income Households Have Been Falling. A Recent Survey of Consumers by Consumer…
5 Technologies Changing the Restaurant Industry
The foodservice industry is poised to outpace the economy for the 12th consecutive year with sales expected to reach $632…
Restaurant Industry Conference to Educate Attendees on Social Media Best Practices
2nd Annual Foodservice Social Media Universe is the only event to offer social media insights specifically for restaurant operators Chicago,…
What Restaurants Know (About You)
When Tim Zagat dines out in New York, many of the restaurants he goes to know that he prefers his…
Restaurant Chain Growth Report 9/4/12
Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). Brooklyn Center, MN-based CARIBOU COFFEE…
Uncertainty Over Future Business Conditions Dampens Restaurant Performance Index
Same-store sales remained positive for the 14th consecutive month; Restaurant operators’ outlook for the economy continued to slide Washington, DC …
Fast-casual restaurants gobbling up Tampa Bay market
They don’t serve food in a sack from a drive-through window. They also don’t have waiters taking orders and delivering…
Restaurant Chain Growth Report 8/28/12
Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). Rochester, NY-based THE DISTILLERY (founded…
“Club Applebee’s” Goes National
For the past few years, Applebee’s has quietly been experimenting with a late-night bar and club scene at restaurants around…
Analysis Of Where The New CEO Is Steering McDonald’s
Mcdonald’s (MCD) has weathered the latest global recession unscathed, with solid growth on both top- and bottom line worldwide. This…
Restaurant Chain Growth Report 8/21/12
Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). Tampa, FL-based BONEFISH GRILL (founded…
Food truck owners expand into restaurants
For some chefs in the making, a mobile food truck is an easy way to break into the food service…
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…
Breakfast key to growth of foreign fast food market in China, reports Mintel
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) With the total amount of foreign fast food outlets in China set to break the 50,000 mark…
Restaurant Chain Growth Report 8/14/12
Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). Burien, WA-based AZTECA (founded 1974)…
Groundbreaking Survey Reveals How Diners Choose Restaurants
Internet Research is Second Step Needed to Validate Word of Mouth Restaurant Recommendations San Francisco, CA (RestaurantNews.com) Angelsmith, a digital…
How the Starbucks, Square Deal Was Done
Starbucks Corp., the largest coffee-shop chain, will use Square Inc.’s payment system in 7,000 stores and invest $25 million in…