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Restaurants may not get White House rep after all

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 15, 2017

Andy Puzder is out as a candidate for secretary of labor.

Customers’ top service picks

 By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 28, 2017

Consumers say these restaurant chains provide the best guest pampering.

2017 Top 500: Burger

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 07, 2017

The top three burger chains, all QSRs, own two-thirds of the category's sales.

Operations

The largest limited-service franchisees by region

By Mary Chapman on Aug. 04, 2017

A look at the largest franchisees in each region finds companies that are experts in their markets, and have local management and distribution to support franchisee stores.

Leadership

Lots of restaurants changed CEOs this year

Dec. 26, 2017

Papa John's, Chipotle, Panera, Buffalo Wild Wings among companies whose top executives left in 2017.

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.

Leadership

Ed Doherty makes his own luck

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 14, 2016

Ed Doherty insists his success as a restaurant franchisee is a tale of phenomenal luck, starting with the purchase of his first restaurants in 1985.

Technology

Hospitality heads toward automation

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jan. 17, 2017

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

Food

Technomic: Tracking the fry trend

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 07, 2017

News that Wendy’s added Bacon Ranch Fries to its lineup prompted a passionate discussion on craveable sides here at the Restaurant Business editorial office.

Operations

5 famous failed diversifications

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 13, 2017

Chipotle's discontinuation of ShopHouse is the latest instance of a secondary concept looking good on paper but not living up to expectations. Here are a few other spectacular examples.

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