Consumer Trends
Yelp users’ favorite casual chains
A new analysis also shows what differentiates a good user-generated review from a negative one.
Operations
Casual dining on life support? Not this week
Early Q1 earnings reports show some big-name players reaping the benefits of programs that began long ago.
More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.