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.
The shooting deaths of two Steak n Shake employees in November, which boosted the number of robbery-homicides in foodservice to eight since August, are stoking fears that the weak economy could lead to more carnage. The bodies of Tammy...
Todd Graves’ business card identifies him as founder, chief executive, fry cook and cashier. Now the restaurateur can add another title: undercover millionaire. The founder of Baton Rouge, La.-based Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers...
BIRMINGHAM Ala. Industry veteran Greg Dollarhyde will assume the roles of president and chief executive of Zoë’s Kitchen, a 21-unit fast-casual chain where he already serves as executive chairman. In his expanded role, Dollarhyde replaces Zoë’s co...
Acrisis is a terrible thing to waste.While walking the halls, holding meetings and breaking bread at the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference in Las Vegas, it was clear the industry would heed that warning. Operators, lenders and analysts...
Casual-dining chains with a strong value message and all kinds of restaurants that are perceived as offering “real food” rank higher with consumers than do those seen as falling short in both areas, two recent studies indicate.Olive Garden...
DALLAS —Notable employment practices have not spared restaurant companies from the tough economy, but they have helped them better weather it, according to People Report officials. Although...
MINNEAPOLIS The Elliot Leadership Institute announced it would suspend operations until January 2010 because of the deteriorating economy. The not-for-profit institute has provided leadership training to industry professionals since it was...
Sales have grown 36 percent during the past four years at Baker Bros., and to maintain that pace and keep customer traffic up, the 16-unit fast-casual deli chain is trying something it’s never done: e-mail marketing. Dallas...
