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.
Close to 80 percent of surveyed restaurant operators encourage employees to participate in community service activities, and half report better morale and retention when workers volunteer in the community, according to the 2006 Survey of Unit...
LONG BEACH CALIF Sbarro Inc. chief information officer Richard Guariglia said the “most important change was to corporate culture.” —Explaining the impact of collecting and analyzing...
ORLANDO FLA. —Red Lobster has begun airing TV spots that focus on fresh fish, a noticeable departure from ads it had aired for many years that promoted price discounts for fried seafood. ...
NEW YORK Goldman Sachs Group, the publicly traded investment giant whose revenues grew 60 percent in 2006 to $69.35 billion, said its Urban Investment Group will team with former Quiznos Canada president and Popeyes COO James E. Boyd Jr. to ...
LAKE BUENA VISTA Fla. For the first time in close to a decade, Walt Disney World’s Epcot has revamped its menus in an effort to focus on healthful cooking and interactive dining experiences. A report in the Orlando Sentinel quoted Epcot vice...
LEAWOOD Kan. Houlihan’s has signed two market development agreements that are expected to add 34 franchised stores in Arizona, California and Florida to the 92-unit chain. The casual-dining chain inked a 22-unit pact with SunPacific...
CARPINTERIA Calif. The first Carl’s Jr. restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, opened late last month, is the fifth of 25 units scheduled to be opened over the next six years in the Asia-Pacific region by Singapore-based franchisee Aspac F&B SDN...
