Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN), the premier publication serving the entire foodservice industry, announced five winners in its annual Hot Concepts awards. This year’s Hot Concepts, powered by ...

App-less rewards programs could be the next big trend in digital loyalty Portillo’s and Birdcall recently introduced loyalty programs without mobile apps, instead relying on POS and digital ...

The gap in restaurant performance is widening. New data from Revenue Management Solutions reveals high-performing brands are taking market share at an accelerated pace. While 37% of restaurants ...

This week on Nation's Restaurant News, the top story was “2025 100 Under 100: Emerging restaurant chains with staggering results.” Unit growth among the Top 500 brands in 2024 wasn’t ...

Restaurant brands have long turned to their fans to help create menu items and content, but that strategy has been in overdrive lately. The latest example is Taco Bell, which today launched a new ...

Attendees at CREATE: The Event for Emerging Restaurateurs will soon be able to brag about having One Degree of Kevin Bacon: The Bacon Brothers, featuring Michael and Kevin Bacon, were named ...

In 2025, restaurant groups face more financial complexity than ever before. Growth through franchising, acquisitions, and private equity investment has added layers of operational and reporting ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News and Datassential partner to present the Top 500, the definitive sales ranking of restaurants in America. In 2022, a mind-blowing 456 restaurant companies in ...

This holiday season, Americans aren't just booking dinner reservations — they’re investing in experiences. New data from Tock shows a 24% surge in premium dining bookings compared to 2023.¹ ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News and Datassential partner to present The Top 500, the definitive sales ranking of restaurants in America. We also look at unit and estimated sales per unit ...

Starbucks’ labor relations woes continue after the Buffalo regional director of the National Labor Relations Board on Friday issued 33 charges of unfair labor practices that included 200 ...

The founder of the Slater’s 50/50 burger chain has agreed to sell his six restaurants and brand intellectual property to Elite Restaurant Group. Terms were not disclosed, but Slater’s founder ...