This week on Nation's Restaurant News the top story was California and Illinois are cracking down on restaurant surcharges and hidden fees. Over the past several years, restaurants have increasingly begun to use surcharges as a tool to...
The presence of Chantilly cream on a dessert or topping an indulgent beverage sounds fancy, but it’s just sweetened whipped cream with vanilla. In fact, restaurants could just call it whipped cream, but using the French name for it apparently adds...
At a time when many restaurant companies are struggling to get customers in the door, Dutch Bros is one of the better success stories for the first quarter of 2024. In Q1, the Oregon-based coffee chain saw 10% same-store sales growth, attributable...
A panel of restaurant operators discussed tactics like testing different cuts of meat at different price points, lowering prices on high margin items, and promoting combos to navigate the current environment.
