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.
At the beginning of Lent, the 40-day, pre-Easter season for Christians, many U.S. customers will be giving up meat on Fridays or personal vices starting today on Ash Wednesday. Restaurants, however, are not willing to give up anything, especially...
SAN CLEMENTE Calif. The In-N-Out Burger chain and sandwich concept Capriotti’s received top honors in a 2009 survey of customer satisfaction released this month by market-research firm Sandelman & Associates. The two chains were...
Eyeing momentum around menu-labeling regulations and a public that seems ready to eat better, a growing number of casual-dining chains are adding healthful options to the menu. What’s different about many of today’s newest good-for-you foods is a...
While the economy may have consumers watching what they spend, this Sunday’s Valentine’s Day is expected to be a holiday that opens hearts and pocketbooks. In its annual holiday sales forecast, IBISWorld, a Los Angeles research firm, said it...
COLUMBUS Ohio A study at Ohio State University found that when menu information offered at a university dining center included calorie information, guests ordered lower-calorie entrées more often than when that information wasn’t posted. Overall...
ALHAMBRA Calif. Shakey’s USA has created two new management positions as part of an ongoing plan to grow the 56-year-old pizza chain.Jake LaJoie has been named chief financial officer, and Craig Hopkins has been named senior vice president of...
Through promotions, events, ad campaigns and deals, restaurants have laid a game plan to intercept their share of Super Bowl XLIV food sales. According to Nielsen Media Research, nearly nine out of every 10 U.S. households plan to tune in at home...
ATLANTA Huddle House Inc. has lowered its franchise fees and cut royalty rates to encourage potential and existing franchisees to develop more restaurants for the 400-unit family-dining chain. The franchise fee for new developments signed in 2010...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Fox Restaurant Concepts has debuted a new gastropub called Culinary Dropout and plans to open a second location of its True Food Kitchen concept later this year.FRC, which has 28 restaurants under 13 brands, opened Culinary...
Restaurant kitchens are jam packed with foods that have jumped ethnic boundaries to become fixtures of the American diet. Hot dogs have transcended their Germanic roots and are ballpark staples and picnic standards, while salsa has taken its place...
