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.
WASHINGTON —Even as policy makers and consumer groups across the nation continue to press for bans on the use of artificial trans fats, observers say the foodservice industry’s next big ingredient...
Many in the Seattle restaurant world were stunned last fall upon hearing that chef Jerry Traunfeld was leaving The Herbfarm, a nationally acclaimed restaurant, after a 17-year reign to launch his own establishment.Under Traunfeld’s culinary...
Why wasn’t my chain or company included?If a chain did not generate at least $448.6 million in domestic systemwide sales in its latest year—the result attributed to the No. 100 chain in this year’s study—it will not appear in any of the Top 100...
Despite challenging economic times, restaurant operators must demonstrate care and concern for their employees, said former McDonald’s franchisee Steve Bigari. Almost three years ago, Bigari, a Colorado Springs, Colo., resident...
As restaurateurs nationwide search for ways to reduce costs in today’s inflationary environment, some are learning that a penny saved also can mean a few dollars lost when customers retaliate.Some operators who’ve begun charging for items that...
CHICAGO —Restaurants stand a better chance of becoming energy efficient if operators view utilities as commodities they can control, said speakers at an education session on how to lower utility...
GOLDEN Colo. The current credit crunch in financial markets has forced Good Times Restaurants Inc., the parent of the 54-unit Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard, to scale back its expansion plans into the Midwest, the company said Thursday. ...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Kona Grill Inc., owner of 19 grill-sushi casual-dining restaurants, rejected last month a going-private buyout offer from investor Mill Road Capital LP, according to a late Thursday filing with the Securities and Exchange...
NEW YORK Asia Five Eight LLC, operator of the high-volume Tao Asian Bistro in New York City, has joined the list of upscale independent restaurants that have been sued by employees for allegedly violating state and federal wage-and-hour...
