CAVA picks winners for bowl contest, adding 3 new items to the menu through June 2

May 21, 2024

The bowls were created by college students and one guest from Los Angeles

How Gen Z is changing restaurant marketing

May 18, 2024

CMOs from Bojangles, Caribou Coffee, Chicken Salad Chick, and Smoothie King share insights

Why Chipotle's extreme focus on this one thing has paid off

May 17, 2024

Since we’re officially more than halfway through Q1 earnings reports, it’s fair game to derive some of the winners from the start of 2024. Unquestionably among them is Chipotle, which experienced a 7% increase in same-store sales driven in large...

L&L Hawaiian BBQ, Blaze Pizza CEOs share glimpse at future for their restaurant franchises

May 16, 2024

Elisia Flores and Beto Guajardo may have very different brands, but each faces myriad challenges and an evolving industry as they look to capitalize on growth opportunities.

The new value equation at restaurants

May 16, 2024

Consumer perception of value has not changed as much as we think it has; people have shallower pockets but still want to eat at their favorite restaurants.

The restaurant industry’s most influential marketers, according to NRN readers

May 15, 2024

Meet the 2024 Reader Picks

CAVA is expanding its retail business and restaurants as it plans growth post-IPO

May 15, 2024

A new $35 million production facility in Verona, Va. can support up to 750 CAVA restaurants

Menu Tracker: New items from Burger King, Pizza Hut, and Schlotzsky’s

May 15, 2024

Plus innovation from Buddy’s bar-b-q, Corner Bakery Cafe, Gong Cha, Jamba, Krispy Kreme, Mellow Mushroom, Pincho, Salad and Go, Seven Brothers, Shuckin’ Shack, Teriyaki Experience, Tous Les Jours, Urban Plates, Velvet Taco, and Wing Snob

Quick-service menu prices remained elevated in April

May 15, 2024

Menu prices at both QSR and full-service restaurants rose in April, while grocery prices fell for the first time in months.

Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls expands to Italy

May 15, 2024

30-unit fast-casual concept opens Milan unit and highlights Maine seafood with local twists