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| NRN 50: Maximize the Menu |
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In this special issue, our sights settle on the menu — a common denominator among operators and a tool fully within a restaurateur’s control even as such external forces as unemployment, legislation, weather and consumer whimsy continue to buffet business from without. The stories take a broad view of the menu and the factors that give it power. In all, these 50 stories offer up ideas, as the title indicates, for maximizing the efficacy of the menu.
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| NRN Outlook 2011 |
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| 2010 in Review |
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Restaurant operators continued to battle against slowed consumer spending, a high U.S. unemployment rate and a still-cold credit environment. But the industry finished 2010 on a high note. Sales began to increase, commodity pressures stabilized and by year's end, many began to see a brighter outlook for 2011. Take a look back at the stories and people of 2010
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| Special Report: Just rewards |
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Nation's Restaurant News and HVS Executive Search have partnered again this year for a look at compensation trends in foodservice. The 2010 salary study focused on pay-for-performance metrics, and it is clear that the overpaid chief executive is on the way out the door and a new focus on performance metrics has kicked in. The special report dissected the 2009 compensation packages for 54 chief executives at publicly traded restaurant companies. The data showed that three-fourths of executives were "underpaid" and only 14 chief executives were "overpaid," as judged by peer groups.
Check out the full report, which includes a subscriber-only report detailing the results of the study, as well as online-exclusive content.
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| Hot Concepts! Awards 2010 winners |
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Meet this year's crop of Hot Concepts! Award winners, four restaurant concepts that reflect the diversity of the industry as well as its creative and enduring entrepreneurial spirit. The winning concepts were chosen by the editors of Nation’s Restaurant News for their ability to recognize opportunity and seize upon it with unwavering clarity of purpose in spite of the challenging environment.
Exclusive online features on the winners, including videos and photos:
• SLIDESHOW: Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant
• Q&A with Pizza Fusion co-founder Vaughan Lazar
• VIDEO: Shake Shack
• VIDEO: Twin Peaks
Check out the Aug. 9 issue of Nation's Restaurant News for the full story behind these successful brands. Subscribers can log in to read full stories on each of the winners online:
• Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant: Proprietary wine, staff training separate Cooper's
from casual-dining pack
• Pizza Fusion: Organic focus, eco-friendly build-outs help
execs pursue franchise plan
• Shake Shack: Fine-dining veteran puts upscale spin on classic burger stand
• Twin Peaks: Texas ‘breastaurant’ concept lures guests with cold beer, hot food and showy staff
See the Hot Concepts! honorees in action during the 51st annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators, or MUFSO, conference, which will be held Oct. 3-5 at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Fla. All four brands will showcase their signature dishes on Sunday, Oct. 4, during the Taste of What's Hot: Hot Concepts! Celebration Reception, sponsored by the Coca-Cola Co.
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| 2010 Golden Chain Awards |
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| Hot Concepts! Awards 2010 winners |
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Meet this year's crop of Hot Concepts! Award winners, four restaurant concepts that reflect the diversity of the industry as well as its creative and enduring entrepreneurial spirit. The winning concepts were chosen by the editors of Nation’s Restaurant News for their ability to recognize opportunity and seize upon it with unwavering clarity of purpose in spite of the challenging environment.
Exclusive online features on the winners, including videos and photos:
• SLIDESHOW: Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant
• Q&A with Pizza Fusion co-founder Vaughan Lazar
• VIDEO: Shake Shack
• VIDEO: Twin Peaks
Check out the Aug. 9 issue of Nation's Restaurant News for the full story behind these successful brands. Subscribers can log in to read full stories on each of the winners online:
• Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant: Proprietary wine, staff training separate Cooper's
from casual-dining pack
• Pizza Fusion: Organic focus, eco-friendly build-outs help
execs pursue franchise plan
• Shake Shack: Fine-dining veteran puts upscale spin on classic burger stand
• Twin Peaks: Texas ‘breastaurant’ concept lures guests with cold beer, hot food and showy staff
See the Hot Concepts! honorees in action during the 51st annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators, or MUFSO, conference, which will be held Oct. 3-5 at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Fla. All four brands will showcase their signature dishes on Sunday, Oct. 4, during the Taste of What's Hot: Hot Concepts! Celebration Reception, sponsored by the Coca-Cola Co.
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| Top 100 2010: Part one of a two-part special report |
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This 37th edition of Nation's Restaurant News' annual Top 100 report is the first installment of a comprehensive two-part study, generated through exclusive research by the editors of the publication. The Top 100 report and the companion Second 100 report provide detailed, brand-by-brand assessments and three-year performance comparisons of restaurant chains that together tally nearly 41 percent of the estimated $580 billion U.S. consumer foodservice market.
Here is a small preview for our subscribers.
For non-subscribers or those who wish to purchase the full report in PDF form, click here.
• Read more about how NRN determined the Top 100
• Find answers to frequently asked questions about NRN's Top 100
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| Second 100 2010: Part two of a two-part special report |
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This edition of Nation’s Restaurant News’ annual Second 100 report is the second installment of a comprehensive two-part study, generated through exclusive research by the editors of the publication.
Here is a small preview for our subscribers. For non-subscribers or those who wish to purchase the full report in PDF form, click here.
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| Touring the Gulf |
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| Fastest Growing Chains |
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For nearly three of the past five years, the restaurant industry and the U.S. economy in general have faced crippling economic pressures. Consumer spending stalled, operating costs rose and lending was locked down, making expansion more than difficult for foodservice players large and small. Despite all of this, restaurant growth chains can be found.
Looking at the five-year growth rate of unit development among chains with more than 20 locations, market research firm Chain Store Guide has identified the 50 fastest-growing chain restaurant operators in the United States and Canada. Count down the top 10 in a special multi-week series with NRN, and see the top 50 revealed next month. Check back each week for more installments. Read more about the study
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| Restaurants respond to health care reform |
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 The landmark health care legislation President Obama signed into law on March 23 will change the way restaurants operate. Nation’s Restaurant News asked readers to share their thoughts on health care reform, and the majority of responses painted a costly picture of rising expenses and reduced profits for businesses.
Read about the big changes the industry now faces, then see the responses from our readers.
TALK TO US: How will health care reform help or hurt your business? E-mail healthcarebill@nrn.com
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| FSTEC 2010 |
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 Hundreds of foodservice technology professionals are assembling in Long Beach, Calif. this weekend for the 15th Annual FSTEC conference and showcase, which this year features insights from Forrester Research. Top agenda items will be social media pros and cons, online and mobile ordering and bleeding edge innovative technologies set to spur growth.
Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester, a leading international research and business services organization, is a new conference research partner for the show, which is produced and managed by Nation’s Restaurant News with Robert N. Grimes of Accuvia.
Read at-the-show coverage from this year's conference.
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| NRN 50: All-American Icons |
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 This year’s NRN 50 offers readers a glimpse into restaurants around the country that have survived and thrived in good times and bad, and have captured, and held, the attention of diners everywhere. This special report showcases enduring restaurants that reflect the industry’s entrepreneurialism and the personalities behind the brands, from the Snyder family at In-N-Out Burger in Irvine, Calif., to Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan at Commander’s Palace in New Orleans.
Click here to see exclusive online content not featured in the print issue or purchase a downloadable version of the print issue here.
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| 2010 Forecast and Trends |
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 The restaurant industry will face the good, the bad and the ugly in the year ahead. While the industry looks to get back in the game in 2010, consumers may have changed the rules.
Click here to purchase a downloadable PDF version.
Related story: Restaurant industry sees signs of light
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| Top 100 2009: Part one of a two-part special report |
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| This 36th edition of Nation’s Restaurant News’ annual Top 100 report is the first installment of a comprehensive two-part study, generated through exclusive research by the editors of the publication. The Top 100 report and the forthcoming Second 100 report provide a detailed, brand-by-brand assessment and three-year performance comparison of individual organizations that together tally nearly 42 percent of the entire $566 billion U.S. consumer foodservice market.
Click here to purchase a downloadable PDF version, or visit RetailNet to purchase individual segments.
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| NRN 2009 Second 100: Part two of a two-part Special Report |
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This edition of Nation’s Restaurant News’ annual Second 100 report is the second installment of a comprehensive two-part study, generated through exclusive research by the editors of the publication.
Click here to purchase a downloadable PDF version, or visit RetailNet to purchase individual segments.
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