Labor is always a challenge for restaurateurs, but the past few years have been especially hard. The pandemic turned restaurant employees into essential workers, and that was followed by the “Great ...

Chefs have been media stars for decades, going back to the advent of the Food Network and cooking competition shows. Now they have a new platform where they’re the star — social media — and ...

Emerging restaurant brands are no doubt fun to follow. They’re often bringing new menu and branding ideas to the table, tapping into consumer trends in creative ways that showcase a glimpse into the ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News and Datassential partner to present The Top 500, the definitive sales ranking of restaurants in America. We also look at unit and estimated sales per unit (ESPU) ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News and Datassential partner to present the Top 500, the definitive sales ranking of restaurants in America. In 2022, a mind-blowing 456 restaurant companies in the ...

In-N-Out Burger announced Tuesday that it would enter the New Mexico market by 2027. The new restaurant, in Albuquerque, N.M., will be the first in the state. In a Facebook post, CEO Lynsi Snyder said ...

Domino's Pizza has revolutionized the way the restaurant industry thinks of technology. Photo: Domino's A few years ago, as consumers were quickly replacing flip phones with smartphones, Domino’s ...

Before Boston Market was sold to Engage Brands under the Rohan Group of Companies in 2020, the American rotisserie chicken chain was undergoing a brand transformation that was supposed to breathe new ...

Restaurant value used to be a much simpler calculation: Discount-driven customers would seek out dollar meals at quick-service restaurants, call for pizza delivery on Friday nights (sans delivery fees ...

Charlie Morrison led Wingstop through a meteoric growth spurt, solidly positioning the brand as a “category of one” that outpaced most of its peers in sales and traffic, including and especially ...

Chick-fil-A is the latest quick-service chain to aggressively go after the growing number of beverage-seeking consumers. The chain and its subsidiary, Red Wagon Ventures LLC, plans to open Daybright, ...

Hooters is the latest casual dining chain to close a significant number of locations amid a challenging operating environment where costs remain high and consumers become more discerning. Reports of ...