Technomic

8 research findings that might make you gasp

Factoids aired yesterday at the Restaurant Leadership Conference provided startling insights into everything from delivery partnerships to drink refills. Here are a handful that ended up in our notes, starred and underscored.

Consumer Trends

Which chains take the cake late at night?

Diners flock to these 10 brands when nighttime snack attacks strike.

Restaurant trends change year to year, but one thing remains consistent: Service and hospitality are crucial to consumers. This year’s list reveals some shake-ups.

Customers reveal which restaurant chains offer them the most craveable burgers that they can’t get anywhere else in a recent Technomic survey.

Retro sweets and desserts at brunch are among those trending.

The competition for at-home meals in particular is surging, with novel choices like meal kits gaining some favor.

Technomic's restaurant specialists invited the editors of Restaurant Business to participate this year in the researcher's annual brainstorm of what the market can expect in the 12 months ahead. Here are the forecasts from that first-ever collaboration.

Most of America’s favorite casual-dining concepts for 2017 are upscale or boast a specialized cuisine—only one is a traditional varied-menu concept.

Full-service chicken-wing chains are hatching quick-serve spinoffs.

The new Technomic Chain Restaurant Index shows 4.4% sales growth in the quarter.

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