Au Bon Pain

Top restaurant newsmakers of 2017

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 27, 2017

Count Mother Nature squarely among the parties generating the loudest buzz, along with a hotelier in a new job and a one-time online bookseller.

Food

6 new menu items that tap 2018 culinary trends

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 30, 2018

Chains are ramping up R&D to launch on-trend dishes.

Johnson & Wales to open Charlotte campus

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 21, 2002

In a boon to Compass Group and other foodservice employers in the area, Johnson & Wales disclosed plans yesterday to open a culinary college here in 2004.

Workforce

Wildflower Bread Company's rules of hiring

By Sam Smith on Apr. 25, 2013

Founder and owner Louis Basile says they only hire A+ or “A+ potential” recruits using Wildflower’s “five core truths of hiring”:

Food

Au Bon Pain snackifies its menu

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 14, 2016

Sales of Petit Plates have doubled since Au Bon Pain introduced the snacks, and they continue to grow, says Katherine See, VP of culinary innovation.

Consumer Trends

3 ways meat is boosting snack sales

By Jill Failla on Feb. 15, 2017

More consumers now than a couple of years ago say they are eating a variety of meat as snacks according to new research from Technomic. Here are three ways meat is boosting snack sales.

Consumer Trends

April's 10 most alluring LTOs

By Jill Failla on May 02, 2017

Consumers reveal which chain limited-time offers they were most likely to order based on the name and description.

2017 Top 500: Bakery Cafe chains

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 07, 2017

While the bakery café menu category saw its total sales increase by 4% to $7.3 billion and units by 1% to 3,499, performance among the individual brands varied widely.

Food