consumers

3 ways young consumers will change restaurants’ booze business

By Jill Failla on Dec. 13, 2016

Consumers between the ages of 21 and 34 are transforming the alcoholic beverage market at restaurants and bars. The new On-Premise Intelligence Report from Technomic and the Beverage Marketing Corp. shows how.

Food

Ingredient fatigue: Don't become one of many

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 14, 2017

At what point of saturation do these once on-trend ingredients begin to lose their marketing appeal?

Consumer Trends

4 consumer insights on discount dining

By Jill Failla on May 16, 2017

Here are four ways consumers are currently seeking discounts when dining out.

Food

3 types of dessert drawing in diners

By Brett Dworski on Oct. 16, 2017

Retro sweets and desserts at brunch are among those trending.

Marketing

This week's restaurant nightmares: Real or fake?

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 24, 2018

Some of the industry's biggest names were smeared this week by developments that seemed too far-out to be true. That's because they weren't. Except for those court developments.

What’s ‘fast’ to consumers is shifting

By Kelly Killian on Apr. 07, 2015

Children’s visits to traditional QSRs are definitely declining, says a new study. Is it because their parents are infatuated with a new fine-dining model?

Top restaurant nightmares of 2016

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 20, 2016

The year was not without its Freddy Krueger moments for restaurants. Here's a look back at the times restaurateurs wondered if they were awake.

Operations

Fine-tuning guest feedback

By Kelsey Squire on Feb. 14, 2017

The Pei Wei kitchen takes menu testing out of its headquarters and into guests’ hands, reducing corporate bias, says Clay Dover, CMO of the P.F. Chang’s offshoot.

Financing

Fast casual has angst to overcome

By Scott Hume on May 25, 2017

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. wrote that “maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists,” and so it has been with the coming-of-age fast-casual restaurant segment.

Operations

Chipotle revises its turnaround plan

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 25, 2017

The updates include changes in the chain's catering program, new digital enhancements, and a contribution from a Starbucks veteran who's been brought onboard.

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