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Now on sale in Ariz.: Marijuana meals

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 08, 2018

A new dispensary is acting like a takeout-only restaurant, complete with specials and online ordering.

Marketing

Has Olive Garden’s Pasta Pass lost its allure?

 By Peter Romeo, Heather Lalley and Benita Gingerella on Aug. 24, 2018

For the first time in the four years the deal has been offered, we easily managed to score two passes.

Consumer Trends

3 battlefronts threatening restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 07, 2018

Not all the fights threatening trouble for restaurants are raging within the industry proper.

Consumer Trends

Move over, millennials—baby boomers are good restaurant customers too

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 07, 2018

Operators shouldn’t jeopardize business by wooing younger consumers to the exclusion of older diners.

Consumer Trends

Which restaurant chains play the best music, according to customers?

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 27, 2018

New Technomic data reveals which brands are winning over diners with their playlists—and which are prompting some to plug their ears.

Consumer Trends

Just when you thought you understood millennials, their demands shifted

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jul. 25, 2018

New data from Technomic shows changes in millennial behavior, which can be directly linked to a need for convenience.

Operations

New demands call for shifts from limited-service restaurant operators

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jul. 25, 2018

Consumers have new expectations and desires from limited-service restaurants, and sales results are reflecting that, finds data from Technomic.

Consumer Trends

Consumers aren’t yet satisfied with snacks—they want more

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 20, 2018

Overall satisfaction tends to be higher for meals than for snacks from restaurants.

Operations

Starbucks plans unit geared toward deaf and hard-of-hearing customers, employees

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 19, 2018

The country’s first Signing Store is scheduled to launch this fall.

Operations

Which restaurant chains are winning at cleanliness?

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 05, 2018

Here are the 10 restaurant brands consumers say do the best job of keeping clean.

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