Given the sharp growth trajectory of (and demand for) chicken concepts, we’d be remiss not to do the same with for that category. Based on recently released data from Technomic, here are the ...

What do this year’s rankings say about the state of the restaurant industry — and how brands can keep guests satisfied in a challenging economy? They also talk about Darden’s performance in its most ...

Emerging, a growth capital firm investing in restaurant innovation, technology, and experiential entertainment, has named G.J. Hart, the former Red Robin executive, as managing partner, the ...

This week on Nation's Restaurant News, the top story was “Chris Turner will be the next CEO of Yum Brands.” Turner, the company’s current chief financial and franchise officer, will succeed ...

Curtis Duffy, James Beard winner and consulting chef on ‘The Bear,’ shares menu inspirationCurtis Duffy, James Beard winner and consulting chef on ‘The Bear,’ shares menu inspiration The ...

Portillo’s is expanding breakfast. The fast-casual restaurant rolled out its limited-time breakfast offerings on Tuesday to five additional locations in the Chicago area: Summit, Skokie ...

With this list of the top 100 emerging chains with fewer than 100 locations, Nation’s Restaurant News set out to quantify which emerging brands truly possessed the most momentum across the U.S ...

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 ...

Another key takeaway from Yelp’s report is that the restaurant industry overall experienced a 10% gain in new business openings from April 2022 to March 2023, versus April 2021 to March 2022 ...

While the primary allure to all of these stakeholders is “easy to,” that upfront ease obscures downstream friction resulting from third-party platforms. Assuming that restaurants have figured ...

For our index, we have taken a deeper look at three key themes — food, price/value and loyalty/referral — to determine the strongest casual dining brands related to these themes. Merchant ...