On-premise restaurant sales rates still lag last year, Nielsen CGA says

Dec 11, 2020

Data for week ended Dec. 5 finds on-premise sales velocity mixed in five most populous states

New York City shuts down indoor dining indefinitely as COVID-19 hospitalization rates top 5,000

Dec 11, 2020

New York City restaurants will only be able to rely on outdoor dining, delivery and takeout starting Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said

Dec 10, 2020

This week on Nation’s Restaurant News, the top stories had one theme: the COVID pandemic’s current spike in the United States, and its impact on the restaurant industry. The top story was about a virtual roundtable with President-elect Joe Biden...

Menu Tracker: New items from Bonefish Grill, White Castle and Blaze Pizza

Dec 10, 2020

Plus updates from Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, Bartaco, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, BurgerFi, Cava , Cotton Patch Café, Curry Up Now, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Fresh Brothers, Frisch’s Big Boy, Hot Head Burritos, Jinya Ramen Bar, North Italia, Veggie...

Black Box Intelligence: Restaurant sales, traffic stumble again in November amid COVID spikes and colder weather

Dec 09, 2020

Guest sentiment offers insight into best-performing menu items

Nominate leaders, innovators, executives, store-level and inspirational people in the restaurant and foodservice industry for this year’s Reader Picks for Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2021 Power List

Dec 08, 2020

Submissions will complement January list of influential people demonstrating innovative and inclusive leadership during the past year

Chefs on the Move: Hotels opening next year announce who will be running their kitchens

Dec 07, 2020

Plus new jobs for Nate Appleman, Steve Gillanders and Alon Shaya

20 restaurant brands that unveiled new store prototypes this year, from KFC to Burger King to Chipotle

Dec 07, 2020

Quick-service, fast-casual and casual-dining restaurants were all impacted by the COVID pandemic, forcing a change in future store designs to accommodate more technology and less dine-in

‘Free-fall’: 10,000 restaurants have closed over the past three months, according to the National Restaurant Association

Dec 07, 2020

More than 110,000 restaurants — or about 17% of the total restaurants in the country — have closed permanently or long-term during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cheesecake Factory pays $125,000 over SEC COVID-disclosure charges

Dec 04, 2020

Agency says settlement is the first for public company in reporting pandemic impact