Like a voyager lost at sea amid a tempest, the foodservice industry has been struggling for the last two years to navigate its way through uncharted waters churned up by the Great Recession. 
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Customers are buying more gift cards, but loading smaller amounts

With menu labeling a likely reality for restaurant chains next year, the foodservice industry will be forced to “walk the fine line between open disclosure and customer satisfaction,” according to new analysis from researchers at...

NPD: Visits by parties with kids rise for the first time in 3 years

Consumers still in search of discounts, officials say

More consumers are planning to cut back on spending for dining out occasions over the next six months, a new Harris Poll survey found...


Social media runs through nearly every restaurant industry engagement strategy these days. Yet many people agree that fancy new tactics need to be married to old-fashioned service and hospitality to have a lasting impact. Whether chefs or...

At a recent economic summit, billionaire investor Warren Buffett told 2,000 business leaders that the recession was over...