Maggiano's Little Italy

Consumer Trends

Top 5 LTOs in December: Craveability vs. Purchase Intent

Often, the menu items deemed the most craveable aren’t the ones consumers say they’re most likely to purchase.

Marketing

Who has the best music in casual dining?

Music can help make or break a restaurant experience, so with help from Technomic, we found the top 10 casual-dining playlists.

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.

Take autumn offerings up a notch by featuring seasonal favorites in new, unexpected ways.

Business as usual can be anything but, as some restaurateurs pointedly learned this week.

Chains ranking highest in their competitive set deliver more than just good food. They’re winning in all aspects of the dining experience, from service to convenience.

Restaurant trends change year to year, but one thing remains consistent: Service and hospitality are crucial to consumers. This year’s list reveals some shake-ups.

Most of America’s favorite casual-dining concepts for 2017 are upscale or boast a specialized cuisine—only one is a traditional varied-menu concept.

A look at the casual-dining chains satisfying consumers with their dine-in services, but not doing quite as well with takeout.

The casual brand looks to draw diners with the popular daypart spanner.

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