For the price of compiling code, developing marketing programs, or securing a service to bridge the cell phone and PDA divide, foodservice rainmakers are tapping social networking, mobile marketing, gaming platforms and viral video channels to...

With the credit markets still in a deep freeze, some franchisors are stepping up to help franchisees secure needed growth capital so that brands can continue to grow and franchisor-franchisee relations can remain strong despite the turbulent times...

While several full-service dining chains have offered smaller and fast-casual versions of their concepts for a decade, more players looking to cut costs and expand their location options are starting to colonize the terrain. Uno Chicago...

A mid the deepest economic slowdown since the Great Depression, restaurant franchisors are enhancing or developing programs to broaden their franchisee bases as a means to grow business. Franchisors as diverse as KFC, Pizza Hut, Domino...

Bar patrons at many upscale steakhouse restaurants are finding themselves in a whole new environment. They’re munching affordably priced crab cake sliders and sipping strawberry-infused Screaming Mimi drinks in the bar at The Palm. Or they’re...

Customers are the lifeblood of the restaurant business, and the ability to keep traffic flowing is essential, especially in challenging economic times. Restaurant operators employ different ways of managing relations with guests, and many have...

For most restaurant operators, making the best of a difficult economic climate requires an intelligent understanding of what consumers are thinking.That may explain why the Lake Forest, Calif.-based quick-service chain Del Taco recently hired Tom...

The following story is part of this week's special NRN 50 issue, Opportunities knocking: Open the door to bold thinking and unlock your profit potential. Non-subscribers and those who wish to purchase this single issue in its...