Year in review

Here are the luminaries restaurants lost in 2024

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2024

The year brought the deaths of such industry standouts as David Bouley, Walt Ehmer, Solomon Choi and Jasper White.

The best of the 'A Deeper Dive' podcast

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 26, 2023

A Deeper Dive: This special look back at 2023 features clips from some of the year’s best episodes, including marketing, tipping, delivery, inflation and hot growth concepts.

Technology

4 major tech trends from 2023

By Peter Romeo and Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 20, 2023

The year was a big one for tech adoption. But restaurant operations were picky about what capabilities and advances they embraced.

Operations

6 trends that reshaped the restaurant industry in 2023

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 20, 2023

New challenges emerged, especially downtown, while many operators looked back wistfully at bygone times, their hands held out for help on costs.

Financing

The biggest restaurant stories of 2023

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 20, 2023

California sets the stage for a new wage; Subway’s never-ending sale saga; the tipping conundrum and Boston Market’s mismanagement highlight the year’s top developments.

Food

The year menu innovation got turbo-charged

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 20, 2023

2023 saw a lot of menu activity and unique food and drink launches. But many operators stuck with perennial favorites for LTOs.

Operations

Notable openings (and closings) in this year of 'fluctuating fortunes'

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 20, 2023

Independent restaurant operators are creatives, by nature, and kept new and exciting concepts coming, despite economic headwinds.

Emerging Brands

Automated restaurants, Chipotle's next thing and a plant-based burger with Kevin Hart buzz

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 20, 2023

Here are a few concepts to watch in 2024. Some have only barely gotten started, but they promise big things.

Leadership

Industry luminaries we lost in 2023

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 20, 2023

The restaurant business said goodbye to a cheeseburger fiend who could also play guitar, the Buster of Dave & Buster's and the genius who came up with the Double-Double. Here's a list of the deaths that made the industry a poorer place.

Financing

The best of Restaurant Business 2023