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.
Big American restaurant chains have been hitting grand slams in the international arena, but a worldwide economic slowdown and a rising number of foreign foodservice competitors are threatening to shut out successful U.S.-brand expansions abroad...
As fuel costs take a big bite out of budgets, finding an alternative solution to the home-delivery dilemma is on everyone’s minds. But Matt Friedman, co-founder of the 100-unit, Atlanta-based Wing Zone chicken wing chain thinks he’s found an...
When Emily Quick was looking for the perfect overture to a menu devoted to artisanal salts, she decided the simplest solution is best, and she went with potato chips.“They’re something that’s not so different, but they’re really practical,” says...
High-end operators locked in a battle for dwindling dollar share are developing offbeat strategies to increase traffic and showcase more expensive menu items.Restaurateurs are offering such innovative options as dine-arounds in which co-ops of...
Tom Ford, chief executive and majority owner of the 90-unit Stockade Cos. LLC of Taylor, Texas, is living proof that a job washing dishes can lead to the executive suite. As a teenager in 1966, Ford washed dishes at the first Sirloin Stockade...
Consumers have a brand new bag—a brown bag, that is.Americans say they are “brown bagging” their weekday lunches more frequently because of financial concerns. But a new study from market research firm The NPD Group reveals other motivations as...
FOXBOROUGH Mass. Media conglomerate CBS Corp. said it has opened CBS Scene Restaurant & Bar, a 15,000-square-foot casual-dining and entertainment venue near Gillette Stadium, the home of the New England Patriots football team. CBS' partner...
MEMPHIS Tenn. Wendy's reportedly is expanding tests of specialty beverages by selling new iced coffees in Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Kansas City, Mo., as 65 franchised Wendy’s in Mississippi have added the iced drinks and coffee versions of the...
GLENDALE Calif. Thomas Conforti has resigned as chief financial officer for DineEquity Inc., the operator and franchisor of the IHOP and Applebee’s brands said Monday. Corporate controller Greggory Kalvin has been named interim chief...
Executive chef Fortunato Nicotra purées peanuts, garlic, Parmesan cheese, basil, parsley and olive oil until smooth.Separately, he sautés speck and radicchio until tender, about three to four minutes. He tosses in cooked penne pasta, adds the...
