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Marketing

These are the 10 best-reviewed large restaurant chains

 By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 18, 2018

Darden Restaurants dominated TripAdvisor’s list of the best-reviewed small and medium-sized chains.

Financing

First Watch’s Chris Tomasso on breakfast business growth

 By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 05, 2018

In this episode of RB's podcast, “A Deeper Dive,” the new CEO of the fast-growing chain talks about its keys to success.

Top 500 Chains

First Watch

Jun. 19, 2018
Leadership

Chris Tomasso named First Watch CEO

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 11, 2018

Longtime CEO Ken Pendery will become executive chairman of the fast-growing breakfast chain.

Emerging Brands

Why Eataly Chicago is a must-see

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jul. 25, 2016

Eataly Chicago closed its doors for a day just a week after opening in December. Why? Not even the operators foresaw how popular it would be.

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.

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.

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.

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