November 26, 2018
Between now and 2022, the quick-service industry will experience a nearly 5 percent compound annual growth rate, according to the latest research from Radiant…
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New research commissioned by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council and conducted online by The Harris Poll in September 2018, ahead of the current National…
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How's the restaurant business in the Buckeye State? Turns out, pretty good, according to the Ohio Restaurant Association, which recently worked with Cleveland…
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As we reported last month, the QSR sector has been holding its own, particularly among the top chains this year, and now a CDC survey of Americans…
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Restaurant leadership mulling over the process of taking brands public would do well to listen to some of the recent findings from a Florida Atlantic…
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The 30th annual Harris Poll's EquiTrend Study around the strongest U.S. brands this year dubs a handful of restaurant brands as being closest to Americans…
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Technomic today released its Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report 2018 Forecast indicating that for those leading 500 chains, sales will grow 3.2 percent by year's…
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NPD reported today that a 2 percent decline in U.S. independent restaurant brands contributed to a 1 percent drop in the nation's overall restaurant count this…
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Although an NPD Group recent study found that more Americans are eating at home, the good news is that they're often adding restaurant foods to home-cooked…
read nowJuly 6, 2018
FastCasual is now conducting its annual survey tracking fast casual operations. The survey is open to c-level (CEO, COO, CDO, CIO CMO, etc.) executives…
read nowJuly 5, 2018
More than two-thirds of QSR marketers — 69 percent — plan to increase their use of location data over the next two years, mostly to enhance their loyalty…
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What we eat on the road is hardly unanimous in the U.S, according to Pilot Fyling J, North America's largest network of travel centers. After assessing last…
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The women have spoken, and they have some interesting ideas about where food is going in the years ahead. Les Dames d'Escoffier International — 2,300 women…
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The time may never be better for pizza restaurateurs to get in on a little breakfast action, which has long been unfamiliar territory for such brands. A recent…
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TDn2K reported that chain store comp sales gained slightly over the rolling three-month period, up 0.8 percent, though comp traffic dropped 2.9 percent in May…
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In the fast food universe, a ranking of brands shows that last year's "golden boy" is again the brand with the golden arches — McDonald's — though Burger King…
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For the restaurant industry, April did indeed bring showers, but those of increased business, according to the most recent data from TDn2K, showing that…
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Bruster's Real Ice Cream has launched a loyalty program in its 200 franchised locations in 20 U.S. states. The Paytronix-powered system allows enrollment…
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Blaze Pizza, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and Krispy Kreme took home top honors this year in the 30th annual Harris Poll EquiTrend study of favorite brands. Here's…
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Caviar food ordering platform's parent company, Square Inc., has acquired certain assets of another company-centered catering platform called Zesty. The…
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