Whataburger

Social media watch: Seizing the moment

By Kelsey Squire on Nov. 09, 2015

Whataburger has a slam dunk with a Twitter post featuring an NBA star.

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.

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.

2017 Top 500: Burger

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 07, 2017

The top three burger chains, all QSRs, own two-thirds of the category's sales.

Operations

This week’s restaurant nightmares: You’re kidding, right?

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 06, 2017

A different sort of whopper figured large in recent restaurant news. But it's all true—we swear it!

Love connection

By Dana Tanyeri on Feb. 01, 2011

So how to go about the critical matchmaking process? Slowly and methodically, according to franchising experts, who say moving too fast—letting emotion and greed trump diligence and patience—is the most common mistake made by both sides.