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.
Feeding young adults at a camp in the Alaskan wilderness, Cindy Heilman had an epiphany about foodservice. She had quit an earlier job as a restaurant manager to follow her husband, an employee with the forest service, to the Last Frontier, where...
People all over the country may be crying about business slowdowns and rising gasoline prices, but chef Marc Forgione hasn’t let that deter him from plunging into a new business. Forge, his restaurant in New York City’s Tribeca...
As restaurateurs expand the number of better-for-you menu options available to patrons, they also need to do a better job marketing those efforts to the growing ranks of health-conscious consumers, according to new data from The NPD Group.In a...
LOS ANGELES —City Council member Jan Perry admits she is not a fan of fast-food restaurants, but she insists she’s not trying to shut them down. Perry says she just wants to give her...
WASHINGTON —The National Council of Chain Restaurants has introduced an associate member program for foodservice industry suppliers. As a part of the new program, associate members also will...
MARYVILLE Tenn. This should come as no surprise, but that restaurant that Ruby Tuesday blew up live on its website Tuesday was a fake. The chain had promised to destroy its last old-style restaurant to promote its new look, and it invited...
LOS ANGELES Strong sales of licensed grocery products, cost controls and a traffic-building restaurant promotion helped California Pizza Kitchen post a 3.8-percent increase in second quarter profit despite a difficult economic environment, company...
HOUSTON Landry’s Restaurants Inc., the restaurant and casino operator that is in the midst of a going-private buyout by its chief executive, on Friday reported that its second quarter net income nearly doubled from a year ago. For the...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s breakfast menu, chicken offerings, $1 beverage promotions and the marketing of its classic Big Mac helped drive same-store sales at domestic restaurants up 6.7 percent in July, the company said Friday. The jump was...
FAYETTEVILLE Ark. The owners of a Mexican restaurant chain and other businesses in northwest Arkansas have pleaded guilty to federal charges of knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. The parent corporation agreed to pay $400,000 for harboring...
