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Jacmar, FreshPoint among BJ's Restaurant Supplier Partners of the Year

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 01, 2009

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (Oct. 1)—BJ's Restaurants Inc. announced today that Jacmar Foodservice Distribution and FreshPoint Inc. are among four companies...

Food

Adapting to a new definition of healthy

 By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 17, 2017

Late last year, BJ’s revamped its better-for-you menu to put more focus on nutrient-packed choices. One of the first items to get a makeover was the salmon quinoa bowl.

Operations

6 unusual stabs at setting a restaurant apart

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 06, 2017

The constant pressure to differentiate is pushing operations in some unusual directions. Here are a few examples.

2017 Top 500: Varied Menu

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 08, 2017

Overall, the varied menu category is flat, up .3% in sales to $23.9 billion and .5% in units to 7,792.

Financing

20 top full-service chains in satisfaction and sales

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 23, 2017

When it comes to restaurant brands, the sales leaders are not always consumers’ favorites for a variety of reasons. Chains best at parlaying customer satisfaction into sales are hard to beat.

Technology

RB's Tech Accelerator of the Year honor goes to a surprising party

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 18, 2017

The recognition of the industry's boldest user of technology was bestowed on a college operation rather than a conventional restaurant.

Financing

5 potential takeover targets

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 08, 2017

Buffalo Wild Wings sale could unleash other go-private deals, so here are five that could happen.

Consumer Trends

Yelp users’ favorite casual chains

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 05, 2018

A new analysis also shows what differentiates a good user-generated review from a negative one.

Operations

Casual dining on life support? Not this week

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 27, 2018

Early Q1 earnings reports show some big-name players reaping the benefits of programs that began long ago.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

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