Logan's Roadhouse

Top 500 Chains

Logan's Roadhouse

The chain both filed for and emerged from bankruptcy in 2016

Downturn puts another casual chain in bankruptcy

Logan's parent said it will close restaurants after a change in leadership.

A look back at the most surprising, fun and thought-provoking menu fare at chains this past year.

The cowboy-themed chain is the latest casual dining brand to close stores in a difficult environment.

The steak category grew sales by 2.9%, to $11.2 billion, and units by 0.7%, to 2,767.

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

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.

Music can help make or break a restaurant experience, so with help from Technomic, we found the top 10 casual-dining playlists.

A look at the burger wars, no-tipping tests and sales slumps 2016 ushered in.

The under-the-radar ingredients emerging on menus this year.

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