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.
It’s easy these days for employees to worry and become distracted when they are surrounded by news of layoffs and other cost-cutting measures. Now more than ever employers need to step up communication efforts so employees stay engaged and...
NATIONAL HARBOR Md. —Mentoring, best career paths for promotion, social networking and the challenges of balancing personal life and work were among the key topics a panel of industry executives addressed in a roundtable discussion...
DENTON Texas —When times get tough, franchisees need options, communication and education, according to officials at Pizza Inn, a 325-unit chain based here. The pizza-buffet concept, which...
More fast feeders are looking at ways to table the amount of salt in their menu items as scrutiny mounts on sodium’s health effects. Yum! Brands Inc., parent of the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands among others, is the latest company...
Striving to cut utility costs and don the mantle of “greenness,” more operators are turning to eco-friendly equipment and design features and operational practices.“More and more restaurants really are appraising this, which is a big change from...
CAMBRIDGE Mass. —After successfully operating his previous restaurant while having to struggle with a cramped, no-frills basement kitchen, chef-proprietor Tony Maws is eager to see what he can accomplish with elbow room and state-of...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp., based here, promoted Dan Gorsky to senior vice president of North America supply chain management with responsibility for leading $10 billion in sourcing and purchasing operations for 15,000 restaurants in the...
AUSTIN Texas Mama Fu’s Asian House chain executives were interested in a vote of another kind: the kind consumers cast with their wallets. —While much of the nation was glued to TVs and websites the evening of Nov. 4 watching...
Despite facing increased difficulties stemming from the country’s financial crisis, restaurateurs still are implementing eco-friendly initiatives at their businesses, said Dan Black, manager of sustainable energy for Delta Green, an energy...
CANTON Mass. Dunkin’ Brands Inc. could help to strengthen global expansion, technological development and franchisor-franchisee relationships at the company’s two snack chains, Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, observers say. ...
