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.
Chef Jon Buchanan pulses dried porcini mushrooms in a blender, turning them into powder. He coats a center-cut beef filet with olive oil, seasons it with salt and pepper and rolls it in the porcini powder. He then pan-sears it and finishes it in...
When a newspaper’s name is a heavenly body, it’s so easy to make puns about it. In this case, the fact that the New York Sun stopped printing after Sept. 30 was described mostly as the “setting of the Sun.” But here at Nation’s Restaurant News...
Aconversation with Sonya Jones doesn’t last long before she laughs—out loud and from the gut, proof she doesn’t take herself too seriously. But when it comes to Sweet Auburn Bread Co., her bakery and breakfast spot in downtown Atlanta, she’s all...
WASHINGTON National Restaurant Association is working to recast the image of the foodservice industry in the eyes of the American public as it promotes participation and profitability within the restaurant community. ...
In a move reminiscent of the Cold War, Russia said it would reduce U.S. pork and poultry imports by “hundreds of thousands of tons.” The Russians followed up their rhetoric by delisting 19 U.S. poultry plants and issuing warnings to 22 others for ...
Sun Capital Partners Inc. went on a restaurant buying spree during the past three years, acquiring such brands as Boston Market, Friendly’s, Smokey Bones and Fazoli’s. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based private-equity firm focuses on...
When restaurateur Evan Christou helped form a buyers’ cooperative in 1992 for his upstate New York industry peers, he did so to boost profit. Sixteen years later and with food prices at record levels, he’s touting the buying power of Restaurant...
Next year could be a big one for unions, and that possibility is striking fear into the hearts of many restaurant operators.If a Democrat moves into the White House in January, union activity and the amount of union-sponsored legislation is...
NEW YORK —Leaders of some of the industry’s largest casual-dining and quick-service brands do not believe the sky is falling, even amid the unprecedented credit chill, recently extreme stock market...
