100 Under 100: Emerging restaurant chains take the United States by storm Meet the fastest-growing emerging restaurants in the U.S.

Starbucks’ labor relations woes continue after the Buffalo regional director of the National Labor Relations Board on Friday issued 33 charges of unfair labor practices that included 200 ...

Why Felipe’s Taqueria focuses on internal restaurant growth over unit expansion Co-owner Pike Howard shares how the six-unit chain has developed a strong brand infrastructure and identity while ...

The 2023 Top 500 report, presented by Nation’s Restaurant News in partnership with Datassential, is the premier destination for restaurant leaders interested in benchmarking their success ...

For nearly five decades, Nation’s Restaurant News has tracked the performance of the industry’s largest chains through its annual Top 200 research. And in most of those years, the data, which ...

How franchise Mountain Mike’s Pizza thrived in 2024 while major chains struggled CEO Jim Metevier shares how the California-based chain is leveraging its in-store experience and community ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News and Datassential partner to present the Top 500, the definitive sales ranking of restaurants in America. In 2022, a mind-blowing 456 restaurant companies in ...

Meet the 2024 Top 500: The biggest restaurant chains in America This year’s Technomic Top 500 shows restaurant-industry growth, but also some warning signs.

Nation's Restaurant News May 2025 We’re tackling some of the hot-button topics facing every restaurant operator today, like Robert F. Kennedy’s influence, GLP-1s, and the third place.

At some point in history, the word “chain” as associated with restaurants became something of a derogatory term. You could excuse customers of restaurants past for adopting a negative opinion ...

This holiday season, Americans aren't just booking dinner reservations — they’re investing in experiences. New data from Tock shows a 24% surge in premium dining bookings compared to 2023.¹ ...

How full-service restaurants are making a comeback A new report from Chatmeter finds that menu innovation and operational improvements are driving the segment’s turnaround ...