Mark Brandau

Associate editor

Phone: 312.840.8435

Mark Brandau joined Nation's Restaurant News in 2005 as a desk editor, and since 2008 he has covered marketing and advertising trends for NRN and NRN.com. Following a move to NRN’s Chicago office in 2009, he began covering the largest foodservice chains based in the Midwest, including McDonald’s Corp. and Yum! Brands Inc. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

Articles by Mark Brandau
McDonald’s, Subway rank as most-visited QSR chains
Starbucks, Burger King, Wendy’s also among 10 most-visited QSR brands, Placed Insights finds
Long John Silver's to debut its largest fish offering
The Big Catch is a piece of haddock three times the size of the chain's whitefish fillet
Subway tweaks policies after ‘Undercover Boss’ appearance
The chain established roundtables to foster communication between unit-level and corporate employees
Analyst bullish on Wendy's, citing Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger
The successful test item has yet to be rolled out nationwide
Cousins Subs hires new CFO
Company also names new VP of marketing, franchise sales manager
Corner Bakery Cafe at O'Hare International Airport
Implementing Chicago airports' green initiatives 
A closer look at the new sustainability requirements at Chicago airports and their operational effects
McDonald's logo
McDonald's defends practices at shareholder meeting
Activist stakeholders call for reports on compensation, nutrition and human rights
Yum logo
Analysts: Yum plans to double U.S. Taco Bell sales
The company will focus on the chain’s menu and unit growth to drive sales
Dairy Queen to debut new ad campaign
Dairy Queen's new advertising campaign to emphasize fan loyalty and food quality.
Joe Sloboda and Aaron Noveshen
Restaurants turn to mobile apps for marketing
NRA Show attendees pursue new digital marketing solutions
Beer
Building craft beer sales at restaurant chains
Buffalo Wild Wings shares strategies at International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz
Starbucks CEO: Restaurants must give back
Howard Schultz emphasizes importance of accountability during NRA Show keynote
Marketing execs stress importance of employee engagement
Restaurant industry leaders say employees are crucial to connecting with consumers
How restaurant chains handle viral speculation
PR expert says the best tactic could be to “let it ride”
Raising Cane's CMO talks trends at MEG
Clay Dover speaks with NRN at the biannual Marketing Executives Group meeting
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