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100 years of The National Restaurant Association Show

The industry's largest trade show turns a century old. See it evolve through the years.

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America's favorite chains by menu segment

These are consumers' favorite brands for each menu type, from bakery cafe to steak.

These are the country's top-rated family-dining brands.

Data reveals which brands are tops in guest satisfaction.

As proof that sales don’t always equate to consumer preference, only one of the 10 largest chains by sales made this list.

Even the most loved casual chains are hurting for sales growth. Two of consumers' top five brands made major changes over the past year to try to correct that loss.

Data shows which brands saw a drop-off in guest satisfaction ratings.

The fast-casual market has become very diversified, but it's still the sandwich chains that are winning praise from consumers.

Consumers’ most loved chains aren’t just focused on one aspect of their restaurants—they are winning in service, ambiance and convenience, along with the food.

Industry experts name their favorite menu items of 2018.

Restaurants in this year’s Top 100 Independents ranking brought in about the same in food and beverage revenues as they did the prior two years—$1.8 billion.

Top 500

These 50 ideas go beyond what’s “cool” to deliver smart, trend-forward solutions that might just serve as an inspiration for others.

Chain restaurants faced another tough year in 2017. Still, well over half of the restaurant industry’s $536.8 billion came from the Top 500 chains, as ranked by Technomic.

The problems hitting the restaurant industry—labor woes, competition from outside forces, real estate challenges and more—are affecting national brands...

Industry experts name their favorite meals of the year.

We've gathered an esteemed panel of industry insiders to name the restaurant dishes they enjoyed most over the last year-the ones that literally made them clean their plates.

List of 100 top-grossing independent restaurants in America based on restaurant data like restaurant sales and average restaurant check size.

Restaurant Business's annual Power 20 list highlights multiconcept operators with regional success that are shaping the restaurant industry.

Read on to see what dishes made the cut for “best of the best” in 2015.

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