ATLANTA Huddle House, based here, turned 45 years old this year and celebrated by launching a sleek new logo and several social-media profiles. —But the new look isn’t part of some midlife...
KANSAS CITY MO. McDonald’s operators here asked patrons to submit two-word slogans about the chain’s new Angus Third Pounders, which were then publicized on towering digital billboards. ...
Restaurant operators are finding that hosting business meetings can be good business when it comes to boosting their sales.As companies hard-pressed by the recession cut travel expenses and reduce conferences, high-end steakhouses are providing...
The quick-service value deals just keep on coming, and operators don’t expect them to end any time soon. Most recently, Burger King entered the $1 burger battle with news that it would roll out a $1 double cheeseburger to all U.S...
Although prices for many commodities have fallen in the past year, the continuing pressure on restaurateurs’ top lines means that the bottom line will keep getting intense scrutiny for the foreseeable future.That means that the relationship...
Most consumers haven’t minded forgoing fancy foods and large portions during the recession, but they are expecting better quality and more convenience when dining out. And that’s just what they’re getting, according to industry observers...
Marketers have been asking for months which is the best method for reaching customers: broadcast media, with its ability to reach the most people fast in a given trade area, or the low-cost to no-cost new-media methods in vogue, especially social...
DALLAS A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. That was the motto of the day Monday at Nation's Restaurant News' Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference in Dallas as keynote speakers, panelists and attendees discussed how best to optimize...
PLANO Texas —Talk about seeing your business through the customer’s eyes. Mooyah Burgers & Fries is doing just that, not only to gauge its guests’ reactions to a recent interior remodeling...
If any shining graces emerge from the “Great Recession,” the effect of reducing real estate prices will be chief among them for expansion-minded operators.“This is actually one of those rare, opportune moments in history for strong restaurant...
