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.
With consumer confidence at a 16-year low, fewer families dining out and oil prices spiking above $130 a barrel, the time seems right for restaurant companies to retrench, not grow. But executives at such chains as Chipotle Mexican...
NEW YORK —In a decision likely to attract the attention of foodservice employers nationwide, a federal judge here is expected to approve a $3.9 million settlement of two lawsuits brought against...
Despite rising costs, slower traffic at some accounts and other challenges stemming from the lethargic economy, contract foodservice providers say they are working to hold their own, with some even reporting slight growth in certain sectors...
Celebrity chef Bobby Flay and I were dressed alike at the 18th annual James Beard Foundation awards—in tuxedos with straight silver ties instead of the more traditional bowties. Still, no one in the row of paparazzi lining the red carpet leading...
Back in early 2007, business was good, but not good enough for intrepid restaurateur A.J. Gilbert, owner of Los Angeles-based Luna Park, an upscale concept with a bohemian vibe. To increase sales and traffic, Gilbert decided to revamp the...
There are few things about which I can be considered conservative. From music to art to style to food and drink, I embrace with equal enthusiasm tradition and innovation, the classics and the iconoclasts.Then there’s Champagne.As an avowed fan of...
For the fourth time, Marc Bruno has taken on the Herculean task of overseeing Aramark’s foodservice operations at the summer Olympic games, to be held this year in the city of Beijing.In addition to the pressures associated with this Olympian...
THIS 35TH EDITION OF NATION’S RESTAURANT NEWS’ ANNUAL Top 100 report is the first installment of a comprehensive two-part study, generated through exclusive research by the editors of the publication.The Top 100 report and the forthcoming Second...
ALBANY N.Y. —The New York State Consumer Protection Board has launched a program developed to heighten awareness of recalled products among businesses. Called the Recall Awareness...
Changes in the buffet segment seem inevitable as the largest player, Eagan, Minn.-based Buffets Holdings Inc., continues restructuring efforts following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in January. The operator and franchisor, which is...
