Casual Dining

5 surprises in chefs’ forecast of 2015 trends

In the NRA’s What’s Hot survey released this week, many of the same broad trends reported in recent years popped up again on the Top 10 list.

Food

5 fastest-growing pizza ingredients

See which toppings and crust types are cresting on this indulgent favorite.

Here are what we at Restaurant Business regard as the 10 most influential developments and trends of 2014.

Peter D'Amelio has also served as president of Cooper's Hawk and CEO of Matchbox.

The 100 or so chain executives attending Chicago researcher Technomic’s 2015 Consumer Insights and Planning Program this January learned how the perplexing consumer is evolving under such influences as a tepid economy and rapid-fire technical advances. Some revelations had pens scratching across notepads in a frenzy, including these.

All active EMTs, firefighters and police officers will be able to select a free entree from a special menu.

If you think cider is the cutting edge of beverage trends, you’re in risk of being too late on the opportunity coming up behind it.

See which 10 chains are winning with beef that consumers say they can’t get anywhere else.

Meet the family dynasties leading restaurants into a new generation.

Citing the services’ high costs, Olive Garden owner Darden and Newk’s Eatery are cautious on the industry trend.

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