Nathan's Famous opens 100th ghost kitchen since June

February 8, 2021

Nathan's Famous Inc. has opened its 100th ghost kitchen since June 2020. The kitchens — which offer both the Nathan's Famous menu as well as the recently…

Taco Bell, A&W CEOs among those sharing 2020 lessons learned

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Granted, there's not much to love, let alone like about 2020 in the restaurant universe or elsewhere. But under the heading of pain so often bringing gain, we…

Nathan's Famous launches wings-n-waffles ghost concept

November 9, 2020

New York-based Nathan's Famous Inc. is launching a virtual brand, Wings of New York, which will deliver wings, as well as Harlem-style chicken-and-waffles, the…

Nathan's Famous partners with meat supplier for Europe

October 20, 2020

Nathan's Famous Inc. has licensed German meat-product manufacturer, Damhus, to make and distribute Nathan's Famous hot dogs to vendors across Europe, a news…

Nathan's Famous launches in Dubai with 16-patty 'Burj-urger'

September 17, 2020

Nathan's Famous Inc. made its Dubai late last month after partnering with managed cloud kitchen platform, Kitopi. The brand said in a news release that it will…

Nathan's Famous partnership puts Halal hot dogs in Middle East

August 12, 2020

New York-based Nathan's Famous Inc., has signed a licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement with Mezzan Holding KSC to make and distribute Halal…

Nathan's Famous to 'let the dogs out' nationwide with neighborhood kitchen network

July 27, 2020

Nathan's Famous Inc said it will use neighborhood kitchen operator and logistics hub, Reef, to grow the longtime hot dog-centered brand nationally. Reef has a…

Nathan's serving nickel dogs for Hot Dog Day

July 21, 2020

Nathan's Famous is going retro for National Hot Dog Day — July 22 — offering hot dogs for a price from when the brand first began a century ago — 5 cents…

Nathan's Famous tech transformation: Serving customers 'where, when and how' they want it

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

After a solid 102 years in existence, Nathan's Famous — one of the few U.S. brands around for the last pandemic in 1918 — has made a timely tech transformation…

Nathan's Famous jumps into the meal kit business

Those hankering for a Nathan's Famous dog or other menu item will soon be able to get one hot and delivered through the chain's new host kitchen partnership.

Nathan's Famous does a tech makeover, sees impressive test results

April 7, 2020

Nathan's Famous, Inc. has more than 100 years of tradition behind it, but that hasn't stopped the brand from overhauling its technology from top to bottom. The…

Nathan's Famous gives 7,000 Angus burgers to food bank

March 24, 2020

Even as restaurant sales slow to a sputter, Nathan's Famous is reaching out to the communities around its stores to help out as many families struggle to make…

The Big Shift: Transition to 'delivery only' tough, but potentially lifesaving

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The pandemic that has now got the U.S. restaurant industry in a stranglehold is forcing many brands to delivery-only operations, which not only is requiring…

Can restaurants learn from retail's mistakes?

February 5, 2020

It's always better to learn from someone else's mistakes then to make them, and in this case, that "someone" is the retail industry.

Nathan's Famous gears up for growth with 2 new leaders

December 13, 2019

Nathan's Famous, Inc. has named a Subway executive and franchising industry veteran to direct its franchise development and operational services/training…

Nathan's Famous signs 2 agencies to help build bigger hot dog empire

November 13, 2019

Nathan's Famous, Inc., is prime for franchise growth and has enlisted two agencies to help it attract first-rate franchises. Goji Creative and Trevelino/Keller…

Nathan's Famous hires Subway exec as SVP

May 16, 2019

Nathan's Famous has hired former Subway Vice President/North America James Walker as the brand's senior vice president/restaurants. At Subway, Walker oversaw…

Nathan's Famous releases Q3 results, declares 25-cent dividend

February 1, 2019

Nathan's Famous said for the quarter that ended Dec. 23, 2018, its revenues were down from $22,021,000 in 2017 to $20,222,000 last year's Q3, while adjusted…

Nathan's Famous blames weather for disappointing Q2

November 2, 2018

Nathan's Famous reported financial results for Q2 2019, showing the brand increased diluted EPS to $1.06 per share for the period ending Sept. 24, over $0.7…