Technomic

Innovation and familiarity share space on today's cocktail lists

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 19, 2021

Technomic’s adult beverage data reveals that bartenders are offering a mix of old favorites and new drinks to meet consumer demand.

Financing

A surprising number of restaurant chains added locations last year

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 15, 2021

While restaurant sales plunged on average, a third of the chains in the Technomic Top 500 added locations.

Financing

How the Top 500 restaurant chains fared during a tough 2020

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 14, 2021

This week’s episode of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” features Technomic’s Joe Pawlak, talking about this year’s ranking of the 500 largest restaurant chains in the U.S.

Financing

These are the 10 fastest growing chains in the U.S.

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 08, 2021

Large chains dominated the list of the quickest growing concepts, according to the Technomic Top 500, as the pandemic favored big chains over small chains.

Consumer Trends

Pizza fans around the world rank their favorite toppings

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 07, 2021

Technomic polled consumers in 25 countries to discover which proteins rose to the top of the pie.

Financing

Technomic Top 500: The biggest chains stood out in a tough 2020

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2021

Sales at the 500 largest chains fell 8% last year and they closed a lot fewer units than expected, but the 50 largest chains performed far better than everyone else.

Consumer Trends