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.
LAS VEGAS —Tavern operator Steve Arcana is a believer in trickle-down economics. When tourism is strong and hotel rooms are full along this city’s glittering Strip, visitors tend to tip their...
Times Square may be a lot of things—noisy, crowded, dirty, vibrant and exciting—but it’s never tranquil. So when the former home of a quick-service chicken restaurant in that area became the site of chef Eiji “Taka” Takase’s chic new sushi...
It’s something almost all bartenders have at their disposal, but few use it regularly or even give it much thought. Most often, when it is employed, it’s tossed into a cocktail shaker or rocks glass as almost an afterthought, without strict...
When Denny’s was developing its new Allnighter menu, consumers were not just invited into the chain’s test kitchen to help the culinary team develop late-night dishes, they were brought in under the cloak of darkness. “We did it...
Crêpes are selling like, well, hot-cakes, according to a new wave of purveyors who are introducing updated versions of the thin French pancakes to Americans.Across the country, new crêperies are cropping up and older crêpe concepts are looking to...
PLANO TEXAS —After relocating the salad bar to its own stand-alone island away from Pizza Inn’s namesake buffet indulgences, the chain’s corporate outlet here is not only moving more salads but also...
The people have cast their votes, and the results have been tabulated.New York City diners overwhelmingly say they appreciate the new law requiring that many chain restaurants list caloric information on menus, according to a study conducted by...
If there were an election for the most effective strategy to lure customers into restaurants during these tough times, value offerings and deals would win, forks down.Despite a bleak forecast, total industry traffic is up 1 percent for the second...
FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. Contract feeder Delaware North Cos. has partnered with uWink Inc. in a test of the digital entertainment company's self-service touch screen terminals in a Chili's restaurant in the airport here. Delaware North said it...
COLUMBUS Ohio Stewart Owens, a former chairman and chief executive of family-restaurant operator Bob Evans Farms, died Sept. 18 after a battle with gastric esophageal cancer, according to press reports. He was 53. Owens was brought into the...
