Top 500 Chains - Restaurant Business
WEBThe Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report is a measure of the largest restaurant concepts by U.S. systemwide sales, based on results from the 2019 calendar year. Relevant information is accrued using a combination of public company financial filings, direct operator surveying, franchise disclosure documents and proprietary valuation algorithms.
Restaurant Business Magazine - Trends, Ideas and News
WEBRestaurant Rewind. "Restaurant Rewind" is a weekly podcast hosted by Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo as he looks at the people, concepts and trends that helped create the restaurant industry as we know it today. Listen.
These are the big menu trends to watch in 2024 - Restaurant …
WEBJan 3, 2024 · Pucker up with sour. 2023 was all about sweet heat, powered by the popularity of hot honey. Make way for tamarind—the 2024 Flavor of the Year, designated by McCormick for Chefs in its annual Flavor Forecast. Tamarind is derived from a fruit pod native to Africa, India and the Middle East where it grows on trees.
2024 is well underway, but industry forecasters are still predicting ...
WEBMar 10, 2024 · As 2023 drew to a close, forecasters from every corner of the industry were looking into their crystal balls to pinpoint the top trends for 2024. Now that we’re two-plus months into the new year, trendspotters are continuing to release reports based on data, surveys and professional observations. Some of their latest findings are gathered here.
National Restaurant Association offers free training and …
WEBApr 8, 2020 · By National Restaurant Association on Apr. 08, 2020. The National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe food safety training and certification program is offering its online Food Handler training program free through April 30. The training has helped educate more than 3 million line-level and front-of-house employees on food safety.
The Technomic Top 500 - Restaurant Business
WEBThe 2024 Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report is out. Check out the annual ranking of the 500 largest restaurant chains in the U.S. by
Seven Brew believes its experience can change drive-thru coffee
WEBMar 25, 2021 · Photo courtesy of Seven Brew. The drive-thru coffee business has quietly taken off in recent years, a trend that was injected with a dose of caffeine during the pandemic. Chains such as Dutch Bros and Scooters are expanding quickly with their drive-thru locations, providing a jolt of competition to existing coffee chains Starbucks and …
How Arby's spent two years perfecting its first burger
WEBMay 31, 2022 · Arby’s Wagyu Steakhouse Burger is priced at $5.99, higher than its competitors in the fast-food burger space, but customers appreciate the value, said Schwing, “especially when you compare it to a real steakhouse, where a similar burger can cost $15-$20. The burger has been out for just over …
Dan Cathy steps down as Chick-fil-A CEO - Restaurant Business
WEBSep 16, 2021 · Dan Cathy, who guided Chick-fil-A through an incredible run of growth despite a changing industry landscape and controversial comments over gay marriage, will step down as the chain’s CEO, effective Nov. 1. His son Andrew Truett Cathy will take over the top job, becoming only the third CEO in the Atlanta-based chain’s history, following his ...
Restaurants keep adding service fees, even as customers say they …
WEBMost are called “service fees” or “service charges” and add 15% to 20% for the cost of employees. Xoco, the Rick Bayless restaurant in Chicago, adds a 15% service charge “to help us pay more equitably.”. Other restaurants add charges for healthcare, or for other things they might have covered in the past, such as water or credit ...