Consumers say menu is most important factor when choosing a restaurant

Healthful meals also seen as less flavorful, satisfying

Better-for-you items and convenience rule customer choices in morning

Study finds most plan to spend the same or less this year at restaurants

Between-meal munching has chains fortifying menus with mini offerings

Even before the new year put dieting resolutions into effect, a study by The NPD Group found that consumers were ordering fewer carbonated soft drinks, hot dogs, fried chicken and French fries and ordering more milk, grilled chicken and grilled chicken sandwiches, nonfried fish, breakfast cereals, fruit and yogurt.


Study: Challenge for 2011 will be balancing consumer cravings with desire for information

Many consumers unclear on what the term means, Mintel finds

Fast casual restaurants have continued to make inroads with consumers during the economic downturn, according to a survey conducted by Mintel in April.

A new study shows restaurant-goers are welcoming the notion of menu transparency.

CHICAGO Even though breakfast traffic has not fully recovered from declines brought on by high...