Financing
Darden Restaurants sees little customer belt-tightening, but less celebratory drinking, too
The parent of Olive Garden and LongHorn said patrons of its hghest-ticket concepts did not indulge in alcohol during Q2 the way they did a year earlier.
Consumer Trends
Saturday brunch is now restaurants' busiest daypart
More than 10% of all dining dollars are spent from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, which has replaced Friday lunch as the industry’s peak period, according to new data from Square.