With a growing number of consumers heeding nutritionists’ recommendations to eat not just three square meals but up to six mini-meals throughout the day, savvy operators are finding that there’s money to be made by adding snack foods and beverages...

Operators looking to penetrate the huge Los Angeles market need to understand that small chains and independents rule the terrain, as do consumers with a fondness for healthful food choices and Mexican fare, say officials with market research firm...

To appeal to the sophisticated teens about to flood college campuses nationwide, dining directors need to take the mystery out of mystery meat, put the customer back in customer service and offer students a total dining experience, say officials...

Mainstream Americans love their meat and potatoes, but now many also are embracing jalapeños and edamame—and they want restaurateurs to do the same.Out of 21 flavors that consumers said they wanted to see more of on restaurant menus, Mexican/Latin...

Five years may not be enough time to move mountains, but it’s long enough for seismic shifts to occur in consumer tastes and dining-out habits, according to new data from The NPD Group. In the past five years, gourmet coffee and tea...

Restaurateurs beware: Retailers are aiming to take a bigger bite out of your business as consumers increasingly turn to them for prepared meals and snacks at reasonable prices.While restaurants captured 87 percent of visits by consumers seeking...

Restaurateurs beware: Retailers are aiming to take a bigger bite out of your business as consumers increasingly turn to them for prepared meals and snacks at reasonable prices.While restaurants captured 87 percent of visits by consumers seeking...

With gas prices inching upwards as the warmer months approach, savvy operators should be rolling out value meals or improving their current offerings, officials at the NPD Group say.New data collected by the Port Washington, N.Y.-based global...

Casual-dinnerhouse chains that recently rolled out value-based offerings are hoping these new initiatives will reverse the current soft sales trends and increase guest traffic.And while some industry observers and Wall Street analysts doubt that...

In the past decade, American consumers have fallen in love with the fast-casual dining segment and have flocked to the growing number of chains offering casual-dinnerhouse fare at a fast-food pace. But even as such concepts as Chipotle...