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.
PLANO TEXAS Bennigan’s and Steak and Ale brands, franchisees of Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern had met with executives to discuss the state of the company. —About 90 days before Metromedia...
When the rent was jacked up at Beatrice Arredondo’s Havana Dreams restaurant in Doral, Fla., a year and a half ago, she decided to look for cheaper digs in another area of town. She moved about 15 minutes east to downtown Miami, where she sought...
MIAMI Benihana Inc. has launched an integrated campaign designed to position the teppanyaki chain as a destination for a “special dining experience.” The “Now That’s Special” campaign, created by Cronin and Company LLC of Glastonbury, Conn...
In some restaurants, the once-stout walls between savory cooking and dessert making are tumbling down as professionals from both disciplines share equipment, ingredients and ideas. At Citizen Cake Restaurant and Bar and Orson Restaurant...
Menu extensions can be exciting for restaurateurs because of the sales boost they generate. But most come with new ingredients and handling requirements that could trigger unique food safety risks if not well managed. Such a...
Aremote commissary for dessert making and bread baking can help multiunit operators address rising labor and commodities costs and the dearth of production space in many kitchens, officials at B.R. Guest Restaurants say. ...
Closing a restaurant is never easy, but there are better ways than locking out employees, as some companies have been doing, said Tony Boen, regional manager for Duluth, Minn.-based Grandma’s Restaurant Co. Grandma’s now operates eight Minnesota...
LOCUST GROVE Okla. Oklahoma health officials said they found no traces of a deadly E. coli strain in the food of the buffet restaurant that is believed to the source of a contamination that has killed one person and sickened 248 others since mid...
PORTLAND Ore. Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division reportedly plans to offer free on-site safety consultations to the state’s restaurateurs under an agreement struck with the Oregon Restaurant Association. The service will be...
