Qdoba

Comps rise at Jack in the Box, Qdoba

Net income also grew in Q4.

Financing

Nontraditional breakfasts picking up in popularity

One-third of guests who ordered a breakfast item outside of the traditional morning daypart had not visited a McDonald’s at all prior to October.

Here’s how some concepts are spicing up sales on the industry’s second-busiest day of the year.

The reshuffle comes as some investors are wondering if the two chains will split into separate companies.

McDonald's isn't the only chain relocating its home base. Several restaurant concepts announced in recent months that their HQs will soon have a new locale.

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.

The LTO of the moment seems to be any prep that incorporates the smoked barbecue staple.

Operators are looking to cash in on the chatter surrounding this year’s presidential race.

CHICAGO (January 26, 2012 - PRNewswire)—The lackluster economy may have dampened growth for the restaurant industry at large, but fast casual restaurants...

The top and fastest-growing chains don’t always align with average total menu items in their sectors.

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