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2017 Top 500: Family Style

While some of the legacy brands (such as IHOP and Bob Evans) saw declines, Technomic Chief Insights Officer Darren Tristano expects breakfast-and-lunch concepts to keep growing.

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This week’s 6 head-spinning moments: Fashion benders

Restaurants influenced more than food trends this week. Just ask those waifs in outlandish outfits who strutted the runways this week in New York City.

It’s no longer news that craft beer sales are on the rise—nearly 12 percent last year, according to the Brewer’s Association.

Ed Doherty insists his success as a restaurant franchisee is a tale of phenomenal luck, starting with the purchase of his first restaurants in 1985.

A diner-style chain labeling itself “home of the original double-decker” cheeseburger

Consumers reveal which chain limited-time offers they are most likely to purchase based on name and description.

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