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5 healthiest restaurant chains

 By Jill Failla on Jan. 10, 2017

Customers rank the restaurant chains they say offer the healthiest menu items in a recent Technomic Consumer Brand Metrics survey.

Consumer Trends

Top chains by menu segment for 2017

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 17, 2017

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.

Consumer Trends

Millennials’ favorite chains for 2017

By Jill Failla on Jan. 17, 2017

Millennials are the most reliant on foodservice of all generations, finds Technomic. They also drive off-premise dining, including takeout and delivery.

Consumer Trends

America's favorite fast casual chains

By Jill Failla on Jan. 17, 2017

As expected, fast casual is still growing faster than other segments, though Technomic recently suggested its growth may be slowed in the coming years.

Puck, CPK’s Hart, Newk’s Newcomb named restaurants' best

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 07, 2017

The three were selected for IFMA's Silver Plate award, making them in effect finalists for the industry's operator of the year honor.

Operations

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Times a-changin’

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 10, 2017

Unusual became the usual this week for the restaurant business. Here are a few pieces of the evidence.

Marketing

5 ways operators plan to cash in on St. Patrick’s Day

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 13, 2017

These restaurants are looking beyond corned beef and cabbage to draw holiday sales.

Financing

25 top limited-service chains in sales and satisfaction

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 22, 2017

A restaurant chain's sales don't always reflect customer satisfaction, and vice versa. Here, we rank the leading limited-service chains using a formula that includes financials, consumer satisfaction and value.

Restaurants try to stoke their own Black Friday frenzy

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 25, 2015

Restaurants are piggybacking on the day’s bargain-hunting mania with some kind of deal—many of which extend throughout the weekend and the holiday season.

Financing

Fast casual has angst to overcome

By Scott Hume on May 25, 2017

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. wrote that “maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists,” and so it has been with the coming-of-age fast-casual restaurant segment.

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