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.
NEW YORK An affiliate of Fortress Investment Group has offered to take over the operations of 127 Ryan’s and Fire Mountain restaurants from Buffets Holdings Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January, a Fortress spokesman...
GLENDALE Calif. Food retail veteran Desmond Hague has been named president of IHOP Restaurants, effective immediately, officials at parent company DineEquity Inc. said on Monday. Hague steps into the role previously held by Julia Stewart...
GLENDALE Calif. AppleGrove Restaurants, the second-largest franchisee of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, has been acquired by a Poland-based group that operates more than 270 restaurants in seven countries, officials said Monday. Terms were...
The July 1 deadline to eliminate trans fats from all prepared restaurant fare passed without notice at Manhattan’s Blue Water Grill. Executive chef Matt Hughes doesn’t fear getting slapped with a summons—or a $2,000 noncompliance fine...
There are few culinary techniques more evocative than smoking. It can conjure images of backyard barbecues, slowly sizzling Southern smoke pits and succulent protein falling off the bone. While smoking is a common means of meat preservation found...
Chef Anthony Goncalves folds cream into avocado purée and flavors it with orange dust.He makes a fine dice of bell, Fresno and jalapeño peppers, adds diced onion and dresses the mixture in olive oil.He dresses sliced Kona kampachi with orange...
WASHINGTON —When server Anne Lettieri needs to know the weekly schedule for her shifts at The Tombs restaurant here, she checks her e-mail, or she can opt to get the schedule in a text message on her...
INDIANAPOLIS —Arguably, nothing could damage a franchisor’s reputation more than allegations it had duped franchisees with a bad concept, then took their money and ran. That’s probably so even...
With gas prices averaging more than $4 nationally and consumers less willing to get in their cars to eat out, more restaurant chains are emphasizing delivery service even if that means incurring added costs.But some operators who don’t want to...
WASHINGTON —As the nation grapples with one of the largest foodborne-illness outbreaks in its history, government officials and industry leaders are calling for closer collaboration between the...
