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.
COLUMBUS Ohio Bob Evans is reaching out to younger diners with an online-marketing campaign and a college campus tour centered on its new BOBurrito breakfast item. —Bob Evans Farms Inc. of...
After getting a lot of tough love from customers and the economy this year, chain and independent restaurants nationwide have developed special Valentine’s Day menus and promotions to drive traffic this weekend. Because the holiday will...
As the economic downturn stalls NASCAR’s success, several restaurant companies are re-thinking their sponsorship deals with the league. Amid projected declines in attendance and TV ratings, and layoffs and mergers among racing teams as...
TOLEDO Ohio Marco’s Pizza, a 170-plus-unit chain based here, has promoted Jim Strachan to vice president of operations. Most recently, he was director of franchise operations. In his new position, Strachan oversees franchise operations and...
COLUMBUS Ohio Bob Evans Farms Inc., which operates 709 restaurants under two brands, said Wednesday it expects to swing to a loss in its fiscal third quarter on a $75.6 million impairment charge against its casual-dining Mimi’s Café brand. ...
MIAMI Burger King became the latest restaurant chain to think small on Wednesday, pairing its already tested BK Burger Shots sliders with three new bite-sized sandwiches called BK Breakfast Shots in a nationwide rollout. The King’s Mini Me...
LOUISVILLE Ky. A&W Restaurants said Tuesday it would introduce for rollout a new prototype that for the first time combines a drive-in and a drive-thru with a dine-in restaurant. Planning to pitch the new prototype at the...
Looking back there are certain years that leave an indelible stamp upon our history, whether because of political reasons, cultural accomplishments or scientific achievements. One of those years was 1969.The year 1969 sounded the close of one of...
Energy conservation has been discussed in America at least since the oil crises of the 1970s, and energy-efficient restaurant equipment perhaps nearly as long.But for many restaurant operators, it was last year’s spiking oil prices and resultant...
