NRA announces 2009 Kitchen Innovations Award recipients

February 19, 2009

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association has announced the recipients of its prestigious Kitchen Innovations (KI) Awards for 2009. All the KI products…

Court upholds NYC menu labeling law

February 17, 2009

The U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld the New York City Board of Health's menu labeling law, rejecting the New York Restaurant Association's challenge to the…

NRA: Restaurant industry outlook continues to soften

January 29, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry continued to weaken in December, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…

NAFEM, FS/TEC to open next week

Co-located manufacturing, technology shows to feature innovations in foodservice industry.

NRA Show 2009 outlines educational offerings

January 18, 2009

CHICAGO — The 2009 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, held May 16-19, 2009, at McCormick Place in Chicago, will feature more than 6…

Top 5 QSR stories of 2008

January 7, 2009

For the quick-service restaurant industry in 2008 the most read news items covered the gamut, from the economy to takeovers to systemwide rollouts.   The…

Coalition launches nutrition campaign

January 7, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Coalition for Responsible Nutrition Information has launched a campaign to pass national legislation that will provide consumers across…

NRA reports record low performance index

December 30, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry worsened in November, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

NRA releases 2009 trends forecast

December 18, 2008

Research released today by the National Restaurant Association shows that Americans are looking for healthier options and "greener" restaurants when they dine…

NRA unveils 2009 top menu trends

December 9, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new National Restaurant Association survey of more than 1,600 professional chefs — members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) …

NRA to release 2009 Restaurant Industry Outlook

December 8, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association will release its 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast and unveil its public policy agenda for the coming…

NRA: RPI up slightly, sales still sluggish

November 30, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) posted a slight gain, the outlook for the restaurant industry remained dampened in October…

NRA seeks applications for Faces of Diversity awards

November 13, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association is seeking applications from restaurant companies and restaurant industry professionals for its third…

NRA reports dampened industry outlook

October 30, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry worsened in September, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

Coalition advocates uniform nutritional info

October 21, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new coalition has announced that it will support federal legislation that provides consumers with detailed nutrition information in…

NRA, Fishbowl expand partnership for online services

October 19, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has announced that it is expanding its partnership with Alexandria, Va.-based marketing…

NRA: U.S. restaurant climate toughest since '91

October 15, 2008

Reuters: The National Restaurant Association has said that U.S. restaurants are enduring their toughest time in 17 years as tight credit and falling home…

Beef costs likely to force restaurant price hikes

October 14, 2008

The Dallas Morning News (Associated Press): As restaurants work to secure supply and price contracts for meat and other commodities for the upcoming year, they…

QSRs caught in the crisis

Economic conditions batter the industry, but operators insist quality still key.

NRA lauds Senate approval of restaurant depreciation provision

September 24, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has hailed the U.S. Senate passage of the Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Act of 2008…