Bob Evans

Gordon Food Service Announces the 2009 Vendor Involvement Process (VIP) Supplier Award Winners

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 18, 2009

GRAND RAPIDS, MI, (Nov. 16, 2009)—Gordon Food Service (GFS) is pleased to announce the 2009 recipients of the prestigious Vendor Involvement Process (VIP)...

Deal values Bob Evans restaurants at $1.4M

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 18, 2016

The family restaurant operator sold 143 properties for a total of $197.2 million, of which it expects to net $164 million.

Bob Evans prunes under-performing stores

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 25, 2016

The first wave closed over the weekend, with more to come during the next year.

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.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: And our eyes are popping, too

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 16, 2016

Our heads have been rotated before by restaurant developments. But we really felt the neck strain this week.

Consumer Trends

Top chains by menu segment for 2017

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 17, 2017

Chains ranking highest in their competitive set deliver more than just good food. They’re winning in all aspects of the dining experience, from service to convenience.

Consumer Trends

America's favorite midscale chains

By Jill Failla on Jan. 17, 2017

Although trendy new breakfast-and-lunch-only eateries continue to pop up, they’ve yet to top legacy brands for consumers’ overall favorite family-style restaurants.