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Family meal deals

 By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 17, 2017

Women and millennials with children are particularly receptive to takeout, and touting bundled meals as an easy family dinner solution can help appeal to those groups.

Beverage

Millennial parents sway kids drinks

 By Jill Failla on Feb. 14, 2017

Millennials want to make sure that their tots’ food is on par with their own expectations, so what is it that they want their kids sipping on when they dine out?

8 research findings that might make you gasp

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 05, 2016

Factoids aired yesterday at the Restaurant Leadership Conference provided startling insights into everything from delivery partnerships to drink refills. Here are a handful that ended up in our notes, starred and underscored.

Consumer Trends

Which chains take the cake late at night?

By Kelsey Squire on Oct. 12, 2016

Diners flock to these 10 brands when nighttime snack attacks strike.

Consumer Trends

America's favorite chains for 2017

By Jill Failla on Jan. 17, 2017

Restaurant trends change year to year, but one thing remains consistent: Service and hospitality are crucial to consumers. This year’s list reveals some shake-ups.

Consumer Trends

The 10 most craveable chain burgers

By Jill Failla and Lizzy Freier on Feb. 28, 2017

Customers reveal which restaurant chains offer them the most craveable burgers that they can’t get anywhere else in a recent Technomic survey.

Food

3 types of dessert drawing in diners

By Brett Dworski on Oct. 16, 2017

Retro sweets and desserts at brunch are among those trending.

Restaurants feel the competition from new meal channels

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 28, 2016

The competition for at-home meals in particular is surging, with novel choices like meal kits gaining some favor.

7 ways restaurants will change in 2017

By Winsight Staff on Oct. 21, 2016

Technomic's restaurant specialists invited the editors of Restaurant Business to participate this year in the researcher's annual brainstorm of what the market can expect in the 12 months ahead. Here are the forecasts from that first-ever collaboration.

Consumer Trends

America's favorite casual dining chains

By Jill Failla on Jan. 17, 2017

Most of America’s favorite casual-dining concepts for 2017 are upscale or boast a specialized cuisine—only one is a traditional varied-menu concept.

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