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.
NASHVILLE Tenn. Sagittarius Brands, parent of the Del Taco and Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen chains, said Tuesday it has named Jim Lyons chief development officer. Lyons replaces C. Ronald Petty, who resigned in June as president of...
SAN ANTONIO Pizza Patrón, the 84-unit chain aimed at the Latino market, said Tuesday that early sales at its first store offering quicker service have broken company records. The franchise unit, which opened in August in a densely...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. said it would debut its first Seasons 52 restaurant outside of the Southeast with a new unit scheduled to open next spring in Cherry Hill, N.J. The new restaurant in the city's Cherry Hill Mall will be...
MINNEAPOLIS Looking for additional brand exposure, Dairy Queen will sell a video game this holiday season, “DQ Tycoon,” that mimics running one of its quick-service restaurants, the company said Friday. The chain, best known for its frozen...
NEW YORK Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio and his Craft Worldwide Holdings company, owner-operators of such upscale restaurant concepts as Craft, Craftbar and Craftsteak, have been sued for alleged labor law violations, a plaintiff's attorney said...
ATLANTA Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. said today it has appointed a former Heineken and Pizza Hut marketing executive, Stephen Davis, as its new chief marketing officer, effective Jan. 5. Davis replaces Cheryl Barre, who resigned earlier...
LAS VEGAS Viva McDonald’s, a new 184-seat Nevada market flagship McDonald’s restaurant on Las Vegas Boulevard, or "the Strip," opened Thursday with high-tech touches for consumers and advanced cooking and holding systems. Consumers...
WASHINGTON Locally grown produce, mini desserts and organic produce topped the list of the hottest menu trends for 2009, according to new research from the National Restaurant Association. The NRA surveyed more than 1,600 members of the...
