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Restaurant chain menu price inflation returns to normal

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 03, 2025

Price increases at restaurant chains slowed to 1.41% in the fourth quarter, according to Technomic, as the industry shifted to a more normalized rate of inflation.

Financing

Restaurants greet 2025 with optimism and anxiety

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 16, 2025

Consumer confidence is improving and other economic indicators are trending up, operators said at this year’s ICR conference. But traffic remains a challenge.

Financing

6 big takeaways from this year's ICR conference

By Joe Guszkowski and Lisa Jennings on Jan. 16, 2025

Consumer confidence, value and West Coast wildfires were on restaurants’ minds at the annual investor conference in Orlando this week.

Financing

Restaurant menu price inflation remained steady last month

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 15, 2025

The inflationary gap between restaurants and supermarkets continued to narrow as the cost environment normalized.

Marketing

3 unconventional ways of touting value

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 07, 2025

Reality Check: Discounting isn't the only way of offering a head-turning bargain. Here are some alternatives that operators as diverse as Disney and the CineMark theater chain are trying.

Food

Trouble ahead for dessert on restaurant menus

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 20, 2024

Price-conscious consumers are swapping restaurant desserts for less expensive homemade or store-bought treats.

Workforce

6 anvils likely to dangle over restaurateurs' heads in 2025

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2024

Everyone has a conviction about what’s ahead for the industry in the New Year. But it’s the uncertainties—the what-ifs—that should be top of mind.

Marketing

Applebee's to add endless fries and free refills to its value meals

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 17, 2024

The freebies will start Friday as part of Applebee's $9.99 Really Big Meal Deal. It is the casual-dining chain's latest effort to appeal to price-conscious customers.

Food

How Salad and Go sells fresh, made-to-order, protein-loaded salads for under $8

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 13, 2024

Behind the Menu: Going directly to the farm and focusing on flavor and efficiency puts affordability and quality front and center at the drive-thru salad concept.

Financing

Restaurant menu price inflation continues to moderate

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 11, 2024

Prices at restaurants and bars grew at a slower rate than they did at grocers, continuing a trend toward a more normalized rate of inflation.

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