Restaurant Business

Restaurants fast-track new menu items for fall

Menus are exploding with food and drink additions that go beyond pumpkin spice.

Future 50 2019

These emerging chains are the growth vehicles to watch—the ones poised to be major industry players in the coming years.

50 Great Ideas

One year in, El Torito’s owner finds surprising results

A noted short seller bets against Grubhub

Sustainable and Off-premise Brands Study

Benefits of managing and integrating delivery into existing restaurant operations

Kitchen United finds a friendlier real estate market

Emerging Brands

Two years after being acquired, what’s next for Tom & Chee?

After closing nearly two dozen units, the sandwich and soup concept is reentering growth mode under Gold Star Brands ownership with a smaller prototype and renewed focus.

Technology

6 steps to take to ensure digital signage wins attention

Just because a restaurant has screens and content up on the walls, doesn’t mean those signs are going to grab your guests’ attention.

Food

What’s driving choices on kids menus?

Here’s what kids—and their parents—will be seeking on restaurant menus in the year ahead.

50 Great Ideas

Future 50 2019

The Power 20

Top 500 chains

10 Groundbreaking Concepts

Top 100 Independents

Upcoming EventRestaurant Directions

Insights for Growing Brands

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Consumer Trends

Burger King, McDonald’s rethink giving away plastic toys

The U.K. operations of each have been targeted by two environmental activists overseas. The oldest of which is 9.

Technology

Is your POS system delivery-ready?

PDQ POS is able to assign, track and measure delivery services—down to the sales generated on a given day by each driver—so that the customer knows exactly how drivers are performing, at which time of day and on what delivery routes.

Technology