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Robin Lee Allen

During her tenure with NRN, Robin Lee allen has held several positions and has written or spearheaded several award-winning stories and projects. She received her bachelor’s degree cum laude from Cornell University and her master’s from Northwestern University’s Medill School...

Oct. 10, 2012

Words of wisdom from MUFSO 2012

Hear what industry leaders had to say at the annual event....More

Mark Brandau

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,...

May. 17, 2013

Blazing a trail with Breadcrumb?

Groupon pitches Breadcrumb POS app for tablets as ordering and payment solution of the future. Will chain restaurants go along?....More

Erin Dostal

Erin Dostal covers the Southeast U.S. at Nation’s Restaurant News. She previously worked at Direct Marketing News where she covered trends in database marketing and e-commerce. Prior to moving to New York in 2011, she was a reporter at Las Vegas Sun and a launching editor of VEGAS INC, a business...
in Reporter's Notebook May. 20, 2013

A Newbie's Take on the NRA Show

The restaurant industry is fascinating and complex. Just walking through the NRA show floor proves it....More

Charlie Duerr

Charlie Duerr is a web editor at Nation’s Restaurant News. He joined the digital team in May 2011 after receiving his Master’s Degree in Publishing from New York University.

Paul Frumkin

After graduating from the State University of New York at New Paltz with a degree in English, Paul Frumkin attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., graduating with honors in 1980. That year he moved to New York City where he worked for several foodservice and hotel...

Lisa Jennings



From the Los Angeles office, Lisa Jennings covers companies based in the West, including California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana...

May. 14, 2013

Green Burrito introduces San Diego Burrito

San Diego trend of burritos stuffed with French fries hits Carl's Jr./Green Burrito co-branded locations....More

Olivia LaBarre

 

Olivia LaBarre joined NRN.com in April 2012. She has held various B2B editor positions at previous companies, including UBM TechWeb, 1105 Media and Creative Age Publications. She has experience writing and editing content in a number of fields, including technology, education,...

Alan J. Liddle

Alan J. Liddle's duties include research and analysis for  the Top 200, an annual three-year look at the U.S. sales, units and revenue of leading foodservice chains...

Feb. 28, 2013

Rick Federico on mentoring, the Norman way (video)

His actions during an employee's going-away lunch epitomized why Norman Brinker, the iconic founder of Steak and Ale and Brinker International, was considered a great mentor by many, P.F. Chang's' Rick Federico recalled as he accepted the 2012 Nation’s Restaurant News Norman Award for leadership....More

Sarah E. Lockyer

Sarah E. Lockyer is Online Executive Editor, responsible for the content and development of the Nation’s Restaurant News award-winning digital efforts,...

in Reporter's Notebook Sep. 26, 2011

Hot Concepts by the numbers

A look at the winners and the panel by the numbers....More
in Reporter's Notebook May. 17, 2011

Manhattan Cocktail Classic: The Art of the Simple Cocktail

Keeping it simple when making quality drinks....More
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