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.
SALES FORECAST The Southwest boasts the five states with the largest projected percentage increases in restaurant sales in 2008, according to the National Restaurant Association. Leading the pack is Nevada, with a...
IFMA GOLD & SILVER PLATEJON LUTHER, chairman and chief executive of Dunkin’ Brands Inc., received the 2007 Gold Plate Award for achievement in foodservice. He was honored for his role in developing the Dunkin’ Donuts chain into a franchise system...
While the tightened credit markets slowed deal making in many industries during the later half of 2007, the restaurant sector continued to close deals both large and small largely unabated. The final months of the year—which saw the...
JANUARYGREG BRENNEMAN was appointed president and chief executive of Denver-based Quiznos, succeeding Rich Schaden, who is now chairman. Brenneman was previously chairman and chief executive of Burger King Corp., based in Miami. BILL...
FOODSERVICE OPERATORS LOOKING BACK AT 2007 MIGHT BE CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT it deserves to be called “The Year of the Heartburn.”Across the foodservice landscape, operators from all segments, including quick service, fast casual, fine dining...
The leadoff spot in the promotions lineup goes to PIZZA PATRÓN for its “Pizza por Pesos.” In early January the chain began allowing customers to pay for pizzas with the leftover pesos they had after visiting Mexico. Pizza Patrón...
Greater focus by restaurant companies on security for wide-area data networks and card-payment processing systems, and on revising policies for internal data-system users. This often was in keeping with requirements of the...
Lawsuits continued to plague the industry in 2007 as special-interest groups, governmental agencies, customers, employees and franchisees pressed claims against restaurant companies for the usual range of alleged infractions.Those complaints run...
What you are about to read is guaranteed to be the well-thought-out…um…thoughts of an ad critic, a list of the hottest ads of this past year chosen through a combination of subjective standards for what constitutes a hot ad and a detailed...
Americans spent the second half of 2007 thinking about the future—in particular, the upcoming national elections in 2008. With the White House and Congress up for grabs, the focus is once again beginning to shift from legislative and regulatory...
