All Special Reports

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.

Here are some additional great ideas the Restaurant Business editors saw while out and about in their home city of Chicago in the past year.

The Future 50 uncovers industry insights around where the hot upstarts are germinating and other commonalities.

Operators can learn lessons from traits chains on the rise share. Here’s how they are helping set the pace of the industry, by way of menu, operations and more.

It’s an unlikely success story—a Cinderella saga of how a concept transformed from a New York City hot dog cart to the country’s fastest-growing small chain.

Winning dishes have showcased myriad notable trends, many of which continue to influence the industry today.

Change agents facing the greatest challenges in the restaurant industry today.

From a 160-year-old classic to a music venue enjoying the success of a pop culture namesake, Washington, D.C., is home to six of the Top 100 Independents.