Nation’s Restaurant News teams up with Datassential and its Firefly data platform to present a look at the restaurant landscape that tracks the performance of the largest 500 chains.
As foodservice operators struggled to find a glimmer of light at the end of our long recessionary tunnel, lawmakers in 2009 grappled with a list of vital legislative issues, a number of which could have long-term ramifications for the industry...
When applying for a job, try not to rob the placeOMAHA, NEB.—Here’s a helpful hint on what not to do when interviewing for a job: Try not to rob the restaurant where you say you want to work.A man here, who asked for and received a job application...
After years of using six direct-mail coupon drops per year to drive customers in when a new product or limited-time offer was introduced, El Pollo Loco this year increased the number of coupon mailings to nine, along with adding more...
HOUSTON —Just a little more than a year after being buffeted by Hurricane Ike and the nation’s credit collapse, this Texas port city is nonetheless in the midst of a restaurant boom. As other...
When President Obama hosted a “beer summit” on race relations over a few cold ones this summer, wags likened the White House Rose Garden to a beer garden. But for a growing number of restaurant operators and their customers, it’s no joke at all to...
David Mansbach, co-president, North America, at HVS Executive Search in Mineola, N.Y., and longtime consultant to the restaurant and hospitality industries, knows that the best compensation packages aren’t all about the numbers. Mansbach has...
As the stalled economy forces chain executives to focus on cost cutting, fine-tuning operations and chasing elusive sales, they are spending less time on matters like executive compensation, benefits and total rewards packages—and that will come...
Restaurateurs are finding ways to offer benefits and perks despite the unrelenting downturn, runaway unemployment and skyrocketing health care costs.While some operators say they have been forced to cut back on programs such as 401(k) and health...
DALLAS —No matter which way you slice it, sandwiches and burgers will continue to be menu mainstays because of their versatility and popularity, said Kevin Higar, director of operator product...
