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Sandwiches and Burgers Prove Resilient As the Only Broad Restaurant Food Category to Grow Last Year,

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 27, 2010

CHICAGO (May 26, 2010)—Sandwiches and burgers werethe only broad food category to post servings growth at both quick service restaurants and full service...

A Taste of the Burger Bash

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 07, 2011

One of the signature events at the New York City Wine & Food Festival is the Burger Bash, a competition that this year pitted 20 restaurants against each other to see who grills the best burger.

The 11 worst restaurant-related ideas of 2012... so far

By Sam Smith on Jun. 26, 2012

We’ve seen a lot of great ideas so far this year: McDonald’s idea to ban gestation crates. Chefs organizing against fracking. A restaurant security guard using a sword to hold back a robber!

Americans are Grilling Less, But Chicken, Steak and Burgers Are Still Hot

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 28, 2013

“Grilling will be hot across the country this Memorial Day weekend, but the steady growth we have tracked in grilling has actually come to an end,” said Harry Balzer, vice president of The NPD Group and author of The 27th Annual Eating Patterns in America Report.

Chains up their breakfast game as cereal slips

Jul. 23, 2014

Starved for growth at other mealtimes, as companies battle to change how American's start their day, who will win the day?

Wendy's to sell 500 units to cut spending

Feb. 04, 2015

Continuing its sell-off strategy, the burger chain will hand off 500 more stores to franchisees, reducing company ownership to about 5 percent by mid-2016. Wendy's unloaded more than 230 stores in 2014 as well.

Financing

A look back—and forward—at The Future 50

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 17, 2015

Restaurant Business Magazine asked Technomic's Executive Vice President Darren Tristano to comment on what trends The Future 50 chains reveal.

Consumer Trends

Infographic: How to make the most of burgers

Oct. 13, 2015

What condiments and descriptors are appealing to customers? And which ones merit an upcharge? A new Technomic flash report provides some answers.

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.

NPD Confirms: Indies, Small Chains on Rebound;Distributors Should Prepare to Support Customers' Imp

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 28, 2004

NEW YORK - After several months of sluggish business, independent operators and small regional chains are joining the major chains in a noteworthy rebound,...

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