NRN surveyed over 400 restaurant operators for our latest market leader report. Discover how these industry leaders are leveraging data to shape their strategies and drive success.
CHICAGO —When a headhunter approached Michael J Licata 30 years ago about leading a trade association for foodservice manufacturers, the ambitious Washington insider insisted that he had no interest...
Operators considering the addition of wood-fired pizza to their menus should have a realistic grasp of the commitment the item requires, said Karen Malody, a Seattle-based foodservice consultant. “When it’s done right, it’s a beautiful thing,”...
DUBLIN Ohio Wendy's International Inc. said it is focusing on a sale of the company in its exploration of "strategic options." The quick-service giant had previously said that a sale of the concern was one of the options it would...
SEATTLE In yet another deal involving multi-concept restaurant companies, Pacific Coast Restaurants Inc., a Portland, Ore-based operator of eight casual and fine-dining brands in the Pacific Northwest, has agreed to be acquired by Restaurants...
MIAMI Benihana Inc., operator or franchisor of 59 namesake teppanyaki restaurants and 20 other Japanese eateries, posted flat net income for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 1, as strong sales were offset by higher labor, occupancy...
SAN FRANCISCO Haagen-Dazs has teamed up with San Francisco's Hotel Triton to turn the ice cream brand into a hotel-room design. The Triton, a boutique hotel operated by The Kimpton Group, has started renting the Haagen-Dazs themed "Sweet...
TAMPA Fla. Checker's Drive-In Restaurants is joining the host of quick-service restaurants that have pushed back their closings times. The company announced Monday that most of the units in its Checker's and Rally's drive-thru chains will now...
Chop't Creative Salad Co. is fanatic about refrigeration. After all, the New York operator of fast-casual salad restaurants is all about cold salads made to order. It starts before the ingredients reach the company's three stores. When...
ST. PETERSBURG FLA. —Once called “God’s Waiting Room,” this water-front metropolis on the west side of Tampa Bay in recent years has shed its reputation as a place for the newly wed or newly dead and...
