Johnny Rockets

‘Better chicken’ emerges as product of the moment

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 24, 2017

Nevermind better burgers. Chicken is ruling the roost for limited-service restaurants, as the latest round of limited-time items attests.

Top 500 Chains

Johnny Rockets

Jun. 12, 2017

A retro-inspired diner offering burgers and other American fare

Johnny Rockets promotes Walker, deepens expansion bench

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 09, 2015

The retro brand is the second company this week to anoint a president-level executive to foster more licensing business as well as traditional brick-and-mortar expansion.

Consumer Trends

Evolving millennial palates an opportunity for bar business

By Kelsey Squire on Oct. 01, 2015

Customers in the millennial set are, in many ways, “ideal adult beverage consumers,” says Donna Hood Crecca, senior director at Technomic.

Restaurants vulnerable this holiday season to credit-card cons: Study

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 30, 2015

And a high proportion don’t even perceive the danger, according to the survey.

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.

Operations