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.
BATON ROUGE La. Piccadilly Restaurants LLC said Tuesday it would offer kids ages 6 and under free meals with the purchase of an adult meal after 4 p.m. at all of its 120 cafeterias.The kids-eat-free offer, which includes an entree, two sides, a...
From mom-and-pop shops and venerable independents to new outposts of proven chains, in the last year restaurants have been dropping like flies.But while it might seem that closure after closure is an indication that the entire industry is about to...
On the heels of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s statement this month that the recession is “very likely over,” new data from Technomic Inc. shows that restaurateurs may have to wait awhile, perhaps years, before feeling an upswing...
As public scrutiny increases over the restaurant industry’s role in America’s growing weight problem, operators are responding by offering a barrage of items boasting fewer calories and lower fat content. In the past year, Dunkin’...
COLUMBUS Ohio Bob Evans has debuted pasta offerings as appetizers and entrées comprised of chicken & broccoli Alfredo, pot roast Stroganoff, spaghetti with meat sauce, and chicken Parmesan.Each item in the “Deep-Dish Pasta” line is served with a...
DALLAS Rosalyn Mallet and Amy O’Neil, both former Caribou Coffee executives, are partnering with Smashburger to open outposts of the brand in seven airports over the next year, the chain said Tuesday. Mallet and O'Neil's company, PhaseNext...
WASHINGTON Following through on an earlier threat, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, or PCRM, said it plans to file a lawsuit Wednesday against KFC arguing that the chain has failed to warn consumers that its new grilled chicken...
It isn’t easy to stand out in the increasingly crowded world of better burgers, but J. Dean Loring thinks he has found a niche with his 2-year-old Burger Lounge concept. With four units in Southern California and a fifth...
SAN JOSE Calif. First El Pollo Loco went after KFC’s grilled chicken to start the “chicken wars.” Then, the parent to Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s lobbed an attack on McDonald’s iconic Big Mac, setting off another round of the “burger wars.” Now, the...
