Subscribe now and future-proof your business.
From award-winning restaurant industry news and in-depth special reports to original news analysis you can’t get anywhere else, the RB+ subscription provides you with the business intelligence you need for growth and success. Subscribe now.
$19.99Monthly
or $199 Annually (save 20%)- Unlimited access to premium content
- Access to RB Special Reports, including the annual Top 500 Chains report
- Members-only newsletter
$199Annually (save 20%)
or $19.99 Monthly- Unlimited access to premium content
- Access to RB Special Reports, including the annual Top 500 Chains report
- Members-only newsletter
- We’ll develop a plan that’s right for your organization.
Restaurant Business Exclusive Content
In the fast-food Mexican sector, there is Taco Bell, and everyone else
The Bottom Line: Jack in the Box’s planned sale of Del Taco highlights the sector’s complexity. Consumers are eating more Mexican. But they’re avoiding fast-food Mexican restaurants. Unless it’s Taco Bell.
Buyer's remorse is a common affliction among acquiring restaurant companies
The Bottom Line: Jack in the Box is selling Del Taco just three years after buying the Mexican fast-food chain. But it’s not the first company to quickly decide to shed an acquisition. And it won’t be the last.
How did restaurants do last month? It depends on who you ask
The Bottom Line: Overall restaurant industry sales improved in March, according to federal data. And some trackers of major chain traffic show improvement. Others reflect a continued difficult market.
Unlimited premium content
Our industry experts provide analysis you can’t get anywhere else. With unlimited premium content, you’ll have access to all content from our award-winning team of editors, including unique insights, important interviews with industry stakeholders, in-depth examinations of the issues most affecting restaurateurs today, and more.

Subscribe now and future-proof your business.
$19.99Monthly
or $199 Annually (save 20%)- Unlimited access to premium content
- Access to RB Special Reports, including the annual Top 500 Chains report
- Members-only newsletter
$199Annually (save 20%)
or $19.99 Monthly- Unlimited access to premium content
- Access to RB Special Reports, including the annual Top 500 Chains report
- Members-only newsletter
- We’ll develop a plan that’s right for your organization.