steak

Emerging Brands

Life after divorce for the parent of Maple & Ash

The owners of the top-grossing Chicago steakhouse are rebranding under Maple Hospitality Group and plan to unleash aggressive growth in 2025.

Food

All of a sudden, fast casuals are staking a claim on steak

Consumer demand for protein is pushing steak to the center of the plate—and the salad bowl—in concepts where you’d least expect it.

In test, the new protein option made up 20% of dinnertime orders, the daypart the fast casual is targeting for growth.

The holiday lineup is all about indulgence on the food side, but beverage innovation shares equal status with culinary when it comes to menu promotions.

The 671-unit steak chain has risen to the top in a punishing economy largely by breaking the rules.

Five-unit Medium Rare serves one item for one price. “It’s boring,” admits co-founder Mark Bucher, but it works.

Restaurant Rewind: The 1,500-seat, $30 million-a-year landmark may have been the restaurant industry’s greatest value story.

The chain saw a marked slowdown after Labor Day and is planning to ease up on price increases to give consumers a break.

The celebrity chef’s Nusr-Et steakhouse chain is embracing eatertainment, while the recently closed SaltBae Burger is already plotting a U.S. comeback.

These are the steak chains that generated the most sales in 2022, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

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