Wendy's

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

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.

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The future of social media

RB's virtual roundtable of restaurant tech execs predicts the platforms and strategies that will spur engagement in the future.

CORAL BEACH, FL (May 29, 2013 - The Packer)—Touting fresh U.S. blueberries and California strawberries as key ingredients, Wendy’s restaurants are again...

See which brands excel at making diners think with their stomachs, according to Technomic's Consumer Brand Metrics.

The current holder of that role—Scott Weisberg—is set to leave the brand early next year.

In the stepped-up search for spicier options, several big players are trying ingredients that would warm a foodie’s heart—and stomach.

The past year reaffirmed that tough times bring many changes in restaurant leadership. Here are four of the most dramatic shifts.

Wendy’s is just one of the restaurant brands angling to boost digital business.

Here are some of the tactics Restaurant Business is monitoring as the industry tries to win an increasingly hype-sensitive and socially conscious guest.

Strategies to answer social media harassment.

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