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.
Carlos Suarez says he believes good business is all about doing good. To that end, the owner of Bobo, which opened in New York’s West Village last year, says the restaurant, whose name is an abbreviation of the phrase “bourgeois bohemian,” is...
ROSEMONT ILL. —Prominent economic researchers and forecasters gathered here this month to warn restaurant operators they should prepare for the likelihood that the U.S. economy will stay in a...
Although many domestic fruits are now at peak summer flavor, that arguably perfect natural sweetness doesn’t appear enough for some chefs. Vine- and sun-ripened flavors are fine, they say, but flavors concentrated through stovetop reduction or...
NEW YORK —Colgate-Palmolive said it has debuted a line of high-performance cleaning products certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for the Environment. The Design for...
Operators looking to penetrate the fast-growing Chinese market will have to get up early in the morning to do it. Unlike any other country in the world, the morning meal drives the foodservice market in China, according to a new study conducted by...
Clay Conley began working in the restaurant business, washing dishes at a local restaurant near his hometown of Limerick, Maine, when he was 12 years old. That experience fueled his foodie tendencies and built the foundation for a career now in...
Despite his many COO responsibilities at Apple-Metro, a 30-unit Applebee’s franchisee in Harrison, N.Y., Miguel Fernandez appears to be mellow guy—until you mention food poisoning. “If you ask me to tell you the one thing that keeps me up...
“The Love Guru” starring Mike Myers didn’t exactly dominate at the box office after its June 20 opening, but that hasn’t prompted any concern among executives of Cinnabon, the movie’s exclusive quick-service sponsor. Indications...
Would you like to show your political support in a “fun and fashion way?” That’s how KFC is pitching a new line of T-shirts as the Democrats and Republicans prepare to nominate Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain as their presidential...
GARDEN GROVE Calif. Thai basil that may be contaminated with salmonella is being recalled from Southern California, Arizona and Nevada by importer Lucky Green Trading Inc. here, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The FDA, which...
