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.
ATLANTA With the kick-off of the football season, some restaurant chains are scrambling for yardage with new menu items aimed at patrons who want to watch a game while they eat. Hooters, for instance, hit the field yesterday with four bargain...
MINNEAPOLIS Granite City Food & Brewery said it has promoted Darius Gilanfar to chief operating officer. He replaces Tim Cary, who resigned. Gilanfar was hired last September to serve as operations senior vice president at the 25-unit...
ATLANTA Arby's is bringing back its Arby-Q sandwich for a limited time and selling it for 99 cents. Officials for Arby's said the sandwich, which features the chain's signature roast beef tossed in barbecue sauce, will be available until...
CHANDLER ARIZ. —Restaurant operators in the Phoenix area are harboring hope that Labor Day will begin to mark an easing of the long, hot summer of high gas prices and rampant home foreclosures that...
Four meals under $4. Ten casual-dining dishes for $5.95 each. A 6-ounce sirloin and two sides for $9.99. Eleven meals at $5 each. It seems to be fire-sale time out there.Concepts in all segments are introducing sharply lower price points on key...
As Americans become more obsessed with convenience and saving time, many use drive-thrus more regularly and expect their orders to be filled quickly, accurately and with a smile. For their part, operators are stepping up efforts to exceed carborne...
When brainstorming concepts, restaurateurs say they tap the same well of inspiration to conceive their projects that writers, painters, composers, choreographers and preachers do: life, the universe and everything in between.In the competitive...
Restaurants seeking to find different ways to target consumers inevitably turn to new media, but a few chains have hit the road to reach consumers with an old standby: delivery service. Offering delivery isn’t exactly a revolutionary...
NEW YORK —Debt is just a four-letter word for some restaurant companies. This month more revelations of arduous negotiations with lenders and possible loan defaults came to light as...
Rising commodity prices and shortened purchasing contracts for restaurant staples like chicken and beef are adding another layer of volatility to an already complex operating environment.Having faced escalated costs and weak consumer spending...
