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This week’s 7 head-spinning moments: 'Fight Club' leaks

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 28, 2016

Dispatches from the restaurant battleground show how some of the biggest names in the business are coping with the industry's difficult conditions.

Restaurateurs' advice to the new president

 Nov. 09, 2016

A group of restaurant-chain CEOs offered their advice to the next chief executive as the race moved into the home stretch.

Top restaurant nightmares of 2016

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 20, 2016

The year was not without its Freddy Krueger moments for restaurants. Here's a look back at the times restaurateurs wondered if they were awake.

Food

Top menu stories of 2016

By Lizzy Freier and Patricia Cobe on Dec. 23, 2016

A look back at the most surprising, fun and thought-provoking menu fare at chains this past year.

Consumer Trends

How chains are connecting with consumers

By Jill Failla on Jan. 17, 2017

In addition to measuring chains’ operational attributes, Technomic also rated their connections to consumers through a series of questions designed to gauge loyalty and perception of a brand.

Sonic names new president

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 25, 2017

Company units will be overseen by a 15-year veteran of the chain.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Crisis signs

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 03, 2017

Is the industry going a little crazy, or is it just a garden-variety midlife crisis? Here's the evidence to consider.

Financing

Drive-thru: Benchmark Q1

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 07, 2017

A quick look at daypart data uncovers the most popular drive times and the chains that are getting the traffic.

Financing

Technomic: Drive-thru data

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 07, 2017

As consumers increase their off-premise dining, limited-service operators will continue to study their priorities and habits, as well as borrow ideas from chains who are doing it right.

Consumer Trends

The 5 cleanest fast-food bathrooms—and 5 missing the mark

By Jill Failla on Mar. 06, 2017

Customers rate the best and worst quick-service restaurant chains for bathroom cleanliness in a recent Technomic survey.

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