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Hard Rock Cafe

2017 Top 500: Varied Menu

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 08, 2017

Overall, the varied menu category is flat, up .3% in sales to $23.9 billion and .5% in units to 7,792.

Leadership

Hard Rock gets new corporate executive chef

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 09, 2017

Michael Coury will spearhead the menu strategy for the brand’s 178 cafe units.

Eating your way through Austin

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 07, 2007

Here in the heart of Texas, the basic food groups are still Tex-Mex, Southern and BBQ. But as Austin has boomed, from laid-back college town to high-tech mecca, fine dining has bloomed with it.

Md. restaurant’s computer held for ransom

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 28, 2016

The Hard Times Cafe was the latest victim of ransomware.

Food

4 ways to make veggies shine

By Lizzy Freier on Sep. 30, 2016

With flexitarian diets in vogue, operators must make their veggie offerings stand out.

Food

A veggie burger that goes against the grain

By Lizzy Freier on Dec. 15, 2016

Besides getting meat-eating diners on board, the Hard Rock Cafe set out to appeal to Gen Z and millennial customers with an Instagrammable vegetarian dish.

Hard Rock Cafe

Jun. 11, 2017

Known for American regional favorites in a lively, rock music-theme setting

Consumer Trends

Consumers reveal which restaurant chains earn their loyalty

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 09, 2018

See which brand beat Denny’s, Applebee’s and others in a new ranking of full-service concepts by the strength of their customer following.

Cover story part 1: Opportunity knocks

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 01, 2003

Bad economy got you down? Core business just ain't what it used to be? Then get some ideas from these operators, who've developed some profitable sidelines.

Financing

Native American

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 01, 2010

When the first Europeans landed in America, the natives they encountered relied on three staple crops—corn, beans and squash—along with wild berries, fruits and other plants. Fishing and hunting filled out their meals.

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