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2010 product preview: What's next?

Optimism is in the air as we look ahead to 2010, but product and menu developers are proceeding with caution.

Foodservice May Be Seeing Some Light at the End of the Tunnel, Reports NPD

CHICAGO (April 13, 2010 - BUSINESS WIRE)—Signals are emerging that the restaurant industry is poised for a turn toward recovery, according to The NPD...

The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) fell below 100 in May, 2010 for the first time in three months. The RPI is a monthly composite index that tracks the health and outlook for the industry, including measures of same-store sales, traffic, capital expenditures and labor.

Standout food and service are great, but not necessarily enough to ensure survival, let alone growth, in this environment. Last rites have been read the past couple of years to plenty of restaurants that did a good job of providing both.

Jay Siff, Founder and CEO of Moving Targets, is committed to helping you make more money. With his 18+ years in retailing and 18+ years in direct marketing,...

CHICAGO (August 9, 2011)—U.S. restaurant unit counts declined by 2 percent, or a loss of 9,450 restaurants, based on the most recent restaurant census...

While not exactly rolling in dough, the pizza category is experiencing modest growth, according to a 2011 report from Mintel. Pizza is affordable, convenient and a canvas for variety—three favorable factors in today's challenging economy.

CONKLIN, NY (October 5, 2012)—Fleet Advantage has successfully deployed its proprietary data-driven lifecycle management initiative with Maines Paper &...

CEOs from Dunkin’ Brands, Brinker International, the National Restaurant Association and Outback parent Bloomin’ Brands, and their riffs will be different perspectives on the macro issues confronting all chain executives at RLC's general session—The Leadership Watch Power Panel.

News outlets are proclaiming the cupcake craze dead after the country’s largest cupcake chain, Crumbs Bake Shop, announced it would shut down all its stores immediately.

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