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The gap in restaurant performance is widening. New data from Revenue Management Solutions reveals high-performing brands are taking market share at an accelerated pace. While 37% of restaurants ...
Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN), the premier publication serving the entire foodservice industry, announced five winners in its annual Hot Concepts awards. This year’s Hot Concepts, powered by ...
This week on Nation's Restaurant News, the top story was “2025 100 Under 100: Emerging restaurant chains with staggering results.” Unit growth among the Top 500 brands in 2024 wasn’t ...
Restaurant brands leverage the growing popularity of the WNBA As the league’s game attendance and TV viewership set records, more chains are partnering with popular players and sponsoring teams ...
Attendees at CREATE: The Event for Emerging Restaurateurs will soon be able to brag about having One Degree of Kevin Bacon: The Bacon Brothers, featuring Michael and Kevin Bacon, were named ...
Restaurant brands have long turned to their fans to help create menu items and content, but that strategy has been in overdrive lately. The latest example is Taco Bell, which today launched a new ...
In 2025, restaurant groups face more financial complexity than ever before. Growth through franchising, acquisitions, and private equity investment has added layers of operational and reporting ...
App-less rewards programs could be the next big trend in digital loyalty Portillo’s and Birdcall recently introduced loyalty programs without mobile apps, instead relying on POS and digital ...
Restaurants tap 'throwback pricing' trend to entice budget-conscious consumersRestaurants tap 'throwback pricing' trend to entice budget-conscious consumers Operators like Planet Hollywood, White ...
Consumer spending at small restaurants slowed in June Data from Fiserv shows month-over-month declines in transactions and foot traffic ...
Scream Truck disrupts ice cream truck industry with tech-centric, on-demand model Scream Truck members are texted when the hot pink truck is in their neighborhood and can place ice cream orders in ...
Tech Tracker: AI is the new executive assistant for restaurant operators and customers Many newer AI features offer personalized recommendations for business owners and consumers, from companies ...