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.
When asked why BJ’s Restaurants Inc. brought on Jerry Deitchle as president and chief executive in 2005, chain founder Paul Motenko doesn’t hesitate. “We thought our company needed discipline and structure,” Motenko says. “We...
Arestaurateur would have to wake up pretty early to outperform Wingstop chief executive James A. Flynn—seriously early. Flynn, who has led 370-unit Wingstop to 21 consecutive quarters of same-store sales increases, rises every morning...
Next year could be a big one for unions, and that possibility is striking fear into the hearts of many restaurant operators.If a Democrat moves into the White House in January, union activity and the amount of union-sponsored legislation is...
As voters and pundits weigh one candidate’s controversial views about economic fundamentals against the other’s purported plan to raise taxes, foodservice professionals are mulling the McCain-or-Obama leadership question from the vantage of front...
First Watch Restaurants Inc., the 76-unit daytime-cafe chain based in Bradenton on Florida’s west coast, is a reflection of its chief executive and president: understated, but friendly. No gimmicks, but very efficient. No glittery marketing or...
Several years ago industry veteran David Pickens was demonstrating to a group of Darden Restaurants Inc. colleagues the difficulties of running a restaurant. A gifted juggler, Pickens stood before the crowd adding more and more items...
John McCain may be the so-called maverick of the political world, but in contract foodservice that title belongs to Fedele Bauccio, co-founder and chief executive of Bon Appétit Management Co. When others have gone to the...
While plans to shore up the nation’s economy take center stage this election season, a cadre of other issues remain in the restaurant industry’s sights as a new administration takes the White House. Among the evergreen issues that the industry...
As the price of health insurance skyrockets, foodservice operators say the system needs a prescription to lower costs so valued employees won’t leave their jobs for other industries better able to provide benefits.But restaurateurs already...
