Glowing reviews and good marketing are integral to a restaurant’s success, but the menu may be the most important way a chef or owner impacts the customers. Consultants and academics agree that a little careful menu engineering, both in the mix of...

Tightfisted consumers increasingly are eating at home or picking up ready-to-eat meals from their local grocery stores. But savvy restaurateurs can lure them back during these tough economic times by offering carryout, curbside or delivery service...

Skyrocketing food and fuel costs have forced operators to take a cold, hard look at their purchasing habits. Lee Plotkin, founder of L.P. Enterprises Inc., works with growing restaurant companies to help them create or improve their purchasing or...

EMERYVILLE Calif. The parent to the Jamba Juice smoothie chain has outlined its strategic priorities for 2009 that include plans to eliminate about $25 million in store-level costs, test self-serve terminals, expand food options on the menu and...

EDINA Minn. —Dairy Queen, looking for additional brand exposure, is selling a video game, “DQ Tycoon,” that mimics running one of its quick-service restaurants, chain sources said. Dairy Queen, best known for frozen...