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Rick Berman’s crusade against Chipotle continues

 By Kelsey Squire on Oct. 08, 2015

The Center for Consumer Freedom’s latest attack ad takes issue with the chain’s tofu and beans.

Chipotle testing a rare menu change

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 31, 2016

The chain may look to jumpstart sales with new craft beverages.

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.

Technology

Restaurant Business tests chain apps

By Sara Rush Wirth and Benita Gingerella on Oct. 30, 2016

With most chains trying to score valuable real estate on their customers’ phones, the Restaurant Business team took a look at 25 restaurant apps to see what’s working—and what’s not.

2017 Top 500: Frozen Dessert

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 08, 2017

Dairy Queen comprises more than half of the frozen desserts menu category's sales, which as a whole grew just 1.5%, to $6.3 billion.

Rita's Ice

Jun. 11, 2017

Specializing in Italian ice made fresh on-site with real fruit and served within 36 hours of mixing

Top 500 Chains

Rita's Ice

Jun. 12, 2017

The chain serves Italian ice made fresh in-house with real fruit

Financing

Signature drinks pose a purchasing puzzle

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 13, 2001

Often it takes just an ingredient twist or two to make bar drinks your own. But finding that something special can be a purchasing puzzle.

11 top tweeting chefs

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 01, 2012

These busy restaurant chefs find time to tweet in the middle of dinner prep—and throughout the day. The authenticity of the tweets reveals that they’re coming from the chefs themselves—not a social media intern sitting behind the scenes. Here are the most prolific toques on Twitter.

Beverage

Happier hour

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Dec. 01, 2011

Here’s a sampling of happy hour strategies that go beyond the usual.

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