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Food

5 retro comfort foods making waves on menus

 By Patricia Cobe and Lizzy Freier on Dec. 09, 2016

Chain restaurants are discovering that nostalgia sells.

Consumer Trends

How did we do? A look back at Technomic’s 2016 food predictions

 By Jill Failla on Dec. 27, 2016

Here is a brief look back to see how our 2016 food trend forecast played out.

Food

How leading chains stack up by menu size

By Lizzy Freier on Mar. 16, 2017

The top and fastest-growing chains don’t always align with average total menu items in their sectors.

Operations

7 remedies for restaurant problems arriving tomorrow

By Lizzy Freier, Peter Romeo and Sara Rush Wirth on Apr. 12, 2017

Potholes, dead ahead! The first two days of the Restaurant Leadership Conference brought to light a number of looming problems--as well as some possible solutions.

Consumer Trends

April's 10 most alluring LTOs

By Jill Failla on May 02, 2017

Consumers reveal which chain limited-time offers they were most likely to order based on the name and description.

2017 Top 500: Family Style

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 07, 2017

While some of the legacy brands (such as IHOP and Bob Evans) saw declines, Technomic Chief Insights Officer Darren Tristano expects breakfast-and-lunch concepts to keep growing.

First Watch

Jun. 11, 2017

One of the largest breakfast-and-lunch chains, marketing itself as “the daytime cafe”

Top 500 Chains

First Watch

Jun. 12, 2017

The family-friendly breakfast-and-lunch chain markets itself as “the daytime cafe”

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.

Food

Is French cuisine making a comeback?

By Lizzy Freier on Sep. 18, 2017

French foods and concepts are “tres chic” right now.

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