NRN surveyed over 400 restaurant operators for our latest market leader report. Discover how these industry leaders are leveraging data to shape their strategies and drive success.
With the bleak economy threatening to dampen holiday shopping and rob restaurants of lucrative customer traffic, operators are waving the value flag over their gift card and loyalty programs in bids to get Grinch-like guests to eat out.Retail...
OAK BROOK ILL. McDonald’s Corp., reported upbeat third-quarter results and its highest same-store sales gain this year. —As independent and chain restaurants nationwide struggled in recent...
Attention all stat wonks who also have a thing for dining out: The 2009 Zagat Survey of New York City Restaurants is out. The little red guide celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, a milestone for a publishing idea that began as a single-page...
WASHINGTON —Seeking insights into possible political cures for the economic crisis, chain leaders at this year’s Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference paid rapt attention to keynote speaker...
WASHINGTON —While the new presidential administration and Congress almost certainly will be preoccupied with addressing the global economic crisis next year, restaurateurs can expect to face a...
WASHINGTON —Newly elected lawmakers will have their hands full tackling the abysmal economy, making it unlikely that any of the industry’s favored issues will be addressed in the near term, predicted...
WASHINGTON —Too many businesspeople focus on shoring up their weaknesses, when the more effective strategy is to build on their strengths, said best-selling author Marcus Buckingham during his...
WASHINGTON —A relentless dedication to hiring, developing and rewarding the right people is the way to improve employee satisfaction and reduce turnover in any economy, said recipients of the 2008...
Although the writing has been on the wall for a few years, restaurateurs only now are starting to comprehend the message: The way consumers use restaurants is changing in a lasting way, according to The NPD Group’s 23rd annual “Eating Patterns in...
At the ripe old age of 27, Adam Eskin already is starting a second career as a restaurateur. He had been an investment banker who traveled extensively researching private-equity opportunities in foodservice for Wexford Capital. A...