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2017 Top 500: Family Style

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 07, 2017

While some of the legacy brands (such as IHOP and Bob Evans) saw declines, Technomic Chief Insights Officer Darren Tristano expects breakfast-and-lunch concepts to keep growing.

Food

Roeing upstream: concepts go upscale with caviar

 By Heather Lalley on Aug. 28, 2017

The premium ingredient is being menued at a variety of price points.

4 fast-casual barbecue chains catching fire

By Kelly Killian on Feb. 05, 2015

Slow and low is not the growth strategy for fast-casual barbecue concepts. Here’s a look at four concepts with enough powerful backing to fire up the restaurant industry.

Emerging Brands

Health-minded concepts in the fast lane

By Kelsey Squire on Dec. 15, 2016

As the demand for fresh, made-to-order menus expands to all types of limited-service concepts, operators are looking to separate themselves from the fray.

Consumer Trends

7 new Instagram-worthy tableside service flourishes

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 17, 2017

From a meat & potato martini to nitrogen-cooled ice cream, operators are adding buzzworthy at-the-table presentations that are ready for their social-media close-up.

2017 Top 500: Mexican

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 08, 2017

The Mexican category overall saw sales increase by 0.9% to $18 billion and units by 4.1%, to 12,656.

Emerging Brands

6 concepts boosting the dine-in fun quotient

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 15, 2017

Operators are adding haircuts, carnival games, virtual reality and more to draw diners.

Emerging Brands

5 shiny new concepts for the new year

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 28, 2017

Learn about some of the latest entrants in the fast-casual segment, as well as a retail-cafe mashup making a splash. 

Concept to Scout: The high-frequency Simmzy’s

By Sara Rush Wirth on Mar. 06, 2015

Simmzy’s restaurant prides itself on being a neighborhood joint with a large following of regulars who come in multiple times a week—the goal of every operator outside the white-tablecloth sector. Here's how this “Cheers” of southern California attains high-frequency traffic.

Emerging Brands

8 concepts we’re eyeing

By Lauren Hallow on Jan. 03, 2017

Traditionally a slow time for restaurant launches, the holiday season this year ushered in a slew of new concepts. Here’s a look at some of the just-opened restaurants on our radar.

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