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Marketing

5 brands whose ads make consumers the hungriest

See which brands excel at making diners think with their stomachs, according to Technomic's Consumer Brand Metrics.

Technology

Hospitality heads toward automation

Automation won’t make its way into restaurants, because this is a hospitality-driven industry?

Operators of all kinds are focusing on the same theme when looking to upgrade their tried-and-true kitchen equipment: advanced technology and energy-saving features.

The appointee was in the news earlier today for exiting KFC.

Specializing in classic American charbroiled hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, fries and shakes

The private-equity firm often doesn't follow its own guidelines for making acquisitions. Its latest conquest is a case in point.

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.

The appointment would give the restaurant industry a zealous advocate at the highest level of policy-making.

A look back at the most surprising, fun and thought-provoking menu fare at chains this past year.

The longtime leader of CKE Restaurants is going for the bigger job of U.S. Secretary of Labor

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