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2011 Social Media 50 Introduction

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 31, 2011

Restaurant Business’ ranking of restaurant operators—chains, independents and chefs—by social media activity.

Restaurant Performance Index Stood Above 100 for the Fifth Time in Six Months

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 07, 2011

WASHINGTON (March 31, 2011 - PRNewswire)—Driven by improving same-store sales and customer traffic levels as well as growing optimism among restaurant...

Financing

Your franchisees need a loan? Give their bank an earful

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 08, 2011

Restaurant franchisees wouldn’t have to scrounge for capital if their franchisors provided lenders with info about the brand’s performance, plans and work-out scenarios, concluded a high-level powwow on the credit crunch.

Consumer Trends

How Hispanic customers use restaurants

Apr. 17, 2011

Hispanics make up 16 percent of the U.S. population, according to 2010 census figures. This group makes 9.8 billion restaurant visits a year, but how and when they visit depends on their primary language. Recent NPD foodservice research revealed the following differences.

Disparate Mindsets of Post-Recession Consumers Will Shape Restaurant Recovery and Growth, Says NPD

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 12, 2011

CHICAGO (May 10, 2011)—Consumers are of two different mindsets when it comes to spending - those that cannot spend freely and those that can - and the...

Financing

How growth chains are growing

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 19, 2011

The two keys to restaurant growth in this sluggish economy? Innovation and relevance.

Grow smaller

By Joan M. Lang on Jun. 01, 2011

The economy over the last few years has provided the ultimate incentive for operators that have had the foresight and the resources to put a new generation of prototypes in the pipeline.

Consumer Trends

Getting older means getting healthier for Baby Boomers

Jun. 01, 2011

The aging Baby Boomer population wants to stay healthy—and they’re willing to pay for it. Packaged Facts, a division of MarketReserach.com, released a new report, Healthy 50+ Americans: Trends and Opportunities in the Emerging Wellness Market that details how today’s seniors view aging and wellness.

Franchise group to mayors: We'll show you some stimulus

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 20, 2011

A case for using restaurants and other franchises as a grassroots stimulus package was presented to the nation’s mayors last week at their annual convention in Baltimore.

Massachusetts Lt. Gov, Senate President to speak at Sysco groundbreaking

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 24, 2011

PLYMPTON, Mass. (June 23, 2011)—Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray is expected to headline a groundbreaking in Plympton, for food service giant...

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