Unit closures, rise of fast-casual restaurant chains pressure full-service sales

Jun 06, 2024

Casual and midscale chains battle to rebound from 2020

Smaller chains dominate in unit growth

Jun 06, 2024

Restaurants like Dave’s Hot Chicken, 7 Brew, and HteaO show that sometimes smaller is better

Starbucks stalls as coffee competition heats up

Jun 06, 2024

The category is now dominated by upstarts with drive thrus and innovative menus

A rising tide lifts (some) boats

Jun 06, 2024

A large degree of imitation is not uncommon in the restaurant industry

Beverage concepts boom as budget-minded customers look to indulge

Jun 05, 2024

Coffee, tea, soda, smoothie, juice, and boba concepts all performed well

Is there a dessert-restaurant bubble?

Jun 05, 2024

Nearly one-third of dessert concepts had negative unit growth last year

Chick-fil-A’s momentum continued in 2023 — and there’s no end in sight

Jun 05, 2024

The restaurant chain’s staggering success has ignited plenty of imitation.

Casual-dining segment hits the skids

Jun 05, 2024

Full-service restaurants ran out of post-pandemic steam in 2023

2024 Top 500: Restaurants ranked No. 100 – No. 51

Jun 04, 2024

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News presents the Top 500 biggest restaurants in America, ranked by systemwide sales in the previous fiscal year. This year, we’re using data from our partners at Technomic to give you the best report yet...

CAVA becomes the latest fast-casual restaurant to introduce steak as a protein

Jun 03, 2024

The premium offering debuted on the Washington D.C.-based chain’s menu June 3