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5 winter comfort food recipes

With colder weather moving into many parts of the country, customers are craving warm, comforting dishes to beat the chill.

Top 100 Independents 2018

See how the Top 100 concepts—which account for more than $1.8 billion in annual revenue—are adapting in today’s tough restaurant climate.

Future 50 2018

These emerging brands reveal trends in menu, operations and more that are poised to bubble up throughout the industry.

Recent Stories

Chili's reaches out to military personnel with training opportunity

Can’t you do better than ‘Help Wanted’?

Driving drink sales

Casual-dining chains see some progress

Panera, Cinnabon, Applebee’s aim for new delivery occasions

Recent Stories

Operations

Court sets $120M payment to settle family feud over The Palm name

A New York judge decided a retroactive royalty of 5% would be fair.

Technology

4 tech-driven hacks for better multi-unit restaurant management

Technology is helping multi-unit operators streamline the management process.

Operations

Restaurants cope with Calif. wildfires

Operators are stepping in to cook and raise money for those hit by the massive fires.

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Top 500 Chains

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Financing

Black Box: Restaurants are still losing customers

Same-store sales rose again in October, but traffic continues to decline.

Financing

Black Box: 3Q same-store sales best in 3 years

But restaurants continue to lose customers as traffic declined yet again.

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