Consumer Trends
Which restaurant chains play the best music, according to customers?
New Technomic data reveals which brands are winning over diners with their playlists—and which are prompting some to plug their ears.
Leadership
Who would Restaurant Business draft as restaurant all-stars
Trout? Harper? Judge? Step aside, MLB. Here are the real standouts to watch this summer, as determined by some critical fans.
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.