If restaurants have learned anything in 2022, it’s that consumers’ pandemic habits aren’t going away. While many are grateful to be able to dine-in again, others continue to want to pick up ...

Early in 2024, it became clear that restaurant consumers were incredibly cautious thanks to an uncertain economy, and companies began scrapping marketing plans in favor of value deals to maintain ...

Join NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and Restaurant Business editor in chief Jonathan Maze as they discuss the latest headlines from around the restaurant industry, including the America’s ...

The Happy Customer Index leverages proprietary data from Merchant Centric to understand which restaurant brands are checking all of the customer satisfaction boxes — from timeliness and ...

In poring over Technomic’s 2025 America’s Favorite Chains data, one thing became abundantly clear: younger consumers love a nostalgic dessert restaurant brand. The report not only features America’s ...

August saw several top-level executives both leave and begin new positions in the restaurant world. In perhaps the biggest news of the month, the National Restaurant Association said on the last ...

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 year seems to be the year of the restaurant CEO change, and May was no different. BurgerFi, Bonchon U.S., Panera Brands, FAT Brands and Shipley Do-Nuts have all named new CEOs. The CEO of TGI ...

Nation’s Restaurant News, the premier publication serving the entire foodservice industry, is excited to announce a new content series highlighting social media creators who are influencing the ...

Shake Shack has promoted Steph So to the position of chief growth officer and has hired Luke DeRouen as chief communications officer. Both report directly to chief executive officer Rob Lynch.

Brinker International Inc. reported a 31.4% increase in same-store sales for Chili’s Grill & Bar in the Dec. 25-ended second quarter as the company’s casual-dining turnaround plan also increased ...

Tariq Hassan’s departure from McDonald’s, after serving as chief marketing and customer experience officer since September 2021, comes after a remarkable run . But his successor, Alyssa Buetikofer, ...