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Special Reports

Tastes of the times

Whether your diners are 18 years old or 68, find out how each generation is putting its own stamp on the foodservice industry.

Marketing

Has Olive Garden’s Pasta Pass lost its allure?

For the first time in the four years the deal has been offered, we easily managed to score two passes.

Consumer Trends

To bolster local restaurants, a San Francisco measure looks to ban new workplace cafeterias

Critics say the measure would still have a negative effect on area jobs.

Financing

Shake Shack same-store sales rise 1.7%

The chain says the boost is a result of heavy investment in digital initiatives.

Financing

Chuy’s to reinvest in marketing and off-premise due to tax break

The chain says it will pour $1.5 million into those areas this year.

Financing

Shake Shack set to speed up growth in 2018

The chain plans to open between 32 and 35 new domestic units in the next year.

Beverage

Restaurants bulk up their bar menus

Expanded drink lists cater to consumers' knowledge and interests.

Marketing

9 ways restaurants are mixing up Valentine’s Day offers

Operators are putting their own spins on the standard romantic dinner.

Marketing

7 marketing opportunities in February

Make the most of February with these marketing occasions.

Operations

Finally, food safety watchdogs pledge to collaborate

Restaurants could be a beneficiary of a partnership agreement struck yesterday by two of the three agencies charged with protecting the food supply. The collaboration promises to bolster the nation's safeguards, particularly for produce.

Operations

How restaurants are forecasting customer traffic

Operators use both high- and low-tech methods to beat the weather woes.

4 marketing opportunities in January

Make the most of the new year with these occasions ripe for restaurant marketing.