Restaurant prices continue to far outpace grocery prices, but the restaurant industry gained market share in December. That said, traffic remains challenged.
What makes people really love a restaurant brand? Not just “what brand do they most frequent?” because inevitably the McDonald’s and Starbucks of the world would be at the top of the list purely as the winners of a numbers game. Rather, what makes...
Yelp’s data shows that 10% more restaurants opened in 2023 versus 2022, while 2% more restaurants opened in 2023 versus 2019, driven by new dessert and pop-up concepts.
We know from Technomic’s 2023 America’s Favorite Chains data that Americans love steak and smoothies. But of course, they still eat plenty of burgers, chicken, sandwiches, and other foods. So who are the winners of those various categories? And...
