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.
After years of using six direct-mail coupon drops per year to drive customers in when a new product or limited-time offer was introduced, El Pollo Loco this year increased the number of coupon mailings to nine, along with adding more...
Following the hamburger’s recent elevation in status, chefs now are giving inexpensive sausage, from bratwurst to bologna, the royal treatment.On the streets of Los Angeles a vendor sells local, organic, grass-feed beef hot dogs, a celebrity chef...
ARLINGTON TEXAS Chili’s, and Damian Mandola, who co-created Carrabba’s Italian Grill, are turning their attention to the fast-casual segment by helping develop a chain of Italian market-restaurants. ...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc. sold 21 Chili’s Grill & Bar units in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska to Muy Mucho Group LP, a new franchising company, for $19 million, the company said Monday. Muy Mucho, based in Dallas, is headed by Mark Menking...
The challenges of leading a restaurant company through today’s business obstacles, including a struggling economy, penny-pinching consumers and a heated regulatory environment, were top of mind for seven industry executives during a recent...
SEATTLE Seattle’s Best Coffee announced Thursday the appointment of John Wuycheck to the newly created position of vice president of franchise business development. The move follows the recent appointment of Michelle Gass as president of Seattle’s...
CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants Inc. reported a nearly 15 percent increase in profit during the third quarter, as higher unit-level margins at corporate restaurants and lower costs helped to offset declining sales. CKE, which operates and...
DALLAS Red Mango, the 60-unit frozen yogurt chain based here, is expanding its franchise offerings to include kiosks, co-branded units and self-serve versions in addition to its full-service stores. Several of the smaller Red Mango units have been...
Restaurateurs hoping for a robust holiday shopping season will have to make peace with the fact that many consumers are still cutting their spending, even on the most popular stocking stuffers: gift cards.A recent study conducted by Consumer...
