White Castle

The new White Castle in Arizona was so busy it closed

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 25, 2019

The location set records for the company on opening day, prompting it to reduce hours to give workers time to prepare for the next day.

Top 500 Chains

White Castle

May 03, 2019

Get Top 500 data: sales, units and YOY change, average unit volume, and company/franchise units, as well as Technomic’s analysis, growth forecast and more.

Financing

How White Castle did the Impossible

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 17, 2019

On this week’s edition of "A Deeper Dive," White Castle CEO Lisa Ingram talks about the chain’s introduction of the Impossible Slider.

Leadership

4 megatrends that emerged at chain restaurants’ big idea exchange

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 12, 2019

With more than 1,000 executives in attendance, some surprising trends could be gleaned from the presentations and casual conversations. Here are four that might have turned a keen listener’s head.

Leadership

How long-running restaurant concepts stay viable

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 11, 2019

A brand’s maturity doesn’t have to equate to obsolescence, according to several of the industry’s oldest brands. At the Restaurant Leadership Conference, they and several middle-aged chains explained how they do it.

Financing

Meat-free items emerge as a new fast-food battleground

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 04, 2019

Taco Bell, Burger King, Carl's Jr., White Castle and others are offering more vegetarian items, but vegetarians aren’t necessarily the target.

Consumer Trends

What makes a restaurant worthy of a visit?

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 07, 2018

Consumers are enticed by LTOs and interesting menu items, but that’s not the whole story.

Marketing

5 restaurant mysteries solved this week

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 16, 2018

The industry now knows what a pile of frozen pizzas were doing inside a Little Caesars, and just how far In-N-Out intends to grow beyond its California roots.

Food