Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks said to be suing franchisee over shooting

Jun. 01, 2015

The branch of the breastaurant chain has already been sued by a neighboring restaurant for lost business.

Twin Peaks names Starlette Johnson CEO

By Kelsey Squire on Oct. 19, 2015

The former Dave & Buster’s and Brinker International exec replaces founder Randy DeWitt.

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.

Food

5 retro comfort foods making waves on menus

By Patricia Cobe and Lizzy Freier on Dec. 09, 2016

Chain restaurants are discovering that nostalgia sells.

Twin Peaks

Jun. 11, 2017

Offers a menu of bar fare, cold beers and “scenic views” of its racy servers and mountain-lodge theme

Consumer Trends

Consumers reveal which restaurant chains earn their loyalty

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 09, 2018

See which brand beat Denny’s, Applebee’s and others in a new ranking of full-service concepts by the strength of their customer following.

Financing

Top 3 surprises from 2011's Future 50

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 30, 2011

A look through all six installments of our annual Future 50 report triggered some double-takes about the chains on this year’s list.

The week in ideas, January 20, 2012

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 20, 2012

Wow, a week of bad ideas, people. Leading with a perv in Virginia. Leading to a numb-skull brunch promotion. And finishing with some unsanitary conditions at McDonald’s. A nation turns its lonely eyes to next week.

Marketing