Scaling fast casual: Cava's depth vs. Sweetgreen's breadth in Q2 2025

by Shira Petrack — Content Manager, Placer.ai

Cava's overall visits grew year-over-year n Q2 '25 while average visits per location remained relatively stable (-1.0%). Sweetgreen also experienced overall…

Dutch Bros gains, Starbucks holds top spot

by Shira Petrack — Content Manager, Placer.ai

Despite the rapid growth of smaller coffee chains, Starbucks continues to dominate the coffee category, receiving over half of the combined visits to…

How to dominate restaurant data

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

A panel at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit will discuss how to use data to drive growth and profitability.

Starbucks’ Red Cup Day makes a comeback

by Shira Petrack — Content Manager, Placer.ai

Starbucks received more visits over the week of Red Cup Day than it did during the week of the Pumpkin Spice Latte Launch.

Starbucks still winning customers with PSLs

by Lila Margalit, Lila Margalit — Content Writer, Placer.ai

Visits to Starbucks on the day it relaunched the pumpkin spiced latte (Aug. 22) outpaced its recent Thursday average by 24.1% and stayed elevated through the…

Long John Silver’s, Blaze Pizza, Slim Chickens execs talk expansion, real estate

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Restaurants executives from Long John SIlver's, Moxie, Slim Chickens and Blaze Pizza talked about expansion and the state of restaurant real estate at the…

Why Shake Shack, Wingstop ended 2023 on top

Placer.ai's Lila Margalit dives into the data behind Shake Shack and Wingstop to reveal why they performed so well during the final quarter of 2023 and what…

Webinar looks at dining, consumer trends in 2023-2024

December 1, 2023

In a webinar titled "Restaurants in 2024: A Data Driven Look," RJ Hottovy, head of analytical research for Placer.ai, a location-based analytics company…

Restaurants in 2024: A Data-Driven Outlook

Watch as we dive into visitation patterns to see which chains are staying ahead, and which strategies will drive success during the holiday season and into…

Webinar: How location intelligence trends shape fast casual, dining sectors

October 31, 2023

In a bid to unlock the secrets behind the booming fast casual and wider dining industry, a free webinar, "Restaurants in 2024: A Data-Driven Outlook," will…

Intel, Vericast partner on digital in-store retail media network

June 22, 2023

Vericast and Intel have created a programmatically enabled digital in-store retail media network to deliver contextually relevant advertising and product…

Dissecting the numbers behind Cava's IPO

by Ezra Carmel — Content Writer, Placer.ai

Ezra Carmel dives into the location analytics behind Cava's growth in a turbulent economic climate.

Dining 2023 Update: A Location Intelligence Perspective

During this free webinar, we leveraged the latest location intelligence to help understand the trends driving the full-service and wider dining sectors, from…

Webinar to look at dining trends, location patterns

May 4, 2023

Placer will hold a free webinar called "Dining 2023 Update: A Location Intelligence Perspective" on May 16, hosted by Fastcasual.com and Networld Media Group.

Pumpkin LTOs still boosting traffic

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Although Thursday marked the first official day of fall, restaurants around the world didn't wait to launch their pumpkin-flavored LTOs with good reason.

Webinar deep dives into restaurant recovery data

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

The restaurant industry is slowly recovering. R.J. Hottovy of Placer deep-dives into the statistics and offers a glimpse into the mechanisms behind the…

The Restaurant Recovery: A Data-Driven Look

In this webinar, we leverage the latest location analytics to examine the key elements impacting the sector, from the trends driving success to the tactics…

Presented by FastCasual.com

Using data to examine return of restaurant business

May 26, 2022

The restaurant industry has been hit hard by multiple challenges this year, including rising costs, supply chain issues and labor problems. Slowly but surely…