Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, McDonald's, Domino's. driving restaurant sector sales growth through year's end

September 11, 2018

Technomic today released its Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report 2018 Forecast indicating that for those leading 500 chains, sales will grow 3.2 percent by year's…

Smoothie King celebrates 1000th store

August 24, 2018

Smoothie King opened its 1,000th store  Thursday, in Richardson, Texas, according to a press release.

Independent restaurant count down 2 percent

August 22, 2018

NPD reported today that a 2 percent decline in U.S. independent restaurant brands contributed to a 1 percent drop in the nation's overall restaurant count this…

Top food trends now: The 'women' have spoken

June 20, 2018

The women have spoken, and they have some interesting ideas about where food is going in the years ahead. Les Dames d'Escoffier International — 2,300 women…

Restaurant sales flat, but traffic still vanishing along with employees

June 8, 2018

TDn2K reported that chain store comp sales gained slightly over the rolling three-month period, up 0.8 percent, though comp traffic dropped 2.9 percent in May…

Self-order kiosks dominate NRA Show

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The number of self-order kiosks on display at the National Restaurant Show nearly tripled over last year's exhibits as hardware and software manufacturers…

Coca-Cola exec shares how to connect with customers of all ages

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Gwen Brannon, Coca-Cola's director of guest insights & analytics, shares how the brand digitally engages with Baby Boomers, Generation X, millennials and…

April restaurant sales best in nearly 3 years

May 17, 2018

For the restaurant industry, April did indeed bring showers, but those of increased business, according to the most recent data from TDn2K, showing that…

Is there a ghost in your kitchen?

by Amanda McNamara — Content Marketing Specialist, Toast Inc.

Ghost kitchens are popping up all over the world — from Auckland to Washington, D.C — and disrupting the widely held definition of what it means to be a…

Fast casual sector sees single-digit growth in 2017

May 9, 2018

The fast casual segment has rebounded since 2016, and has experienced a consecutive year of single-digit sales growth performance in 2017, according to…

California Tortilla COO shares top LTO-mastering tips

If you don't continue to evolve your menu, customers will eventually get bored and encounter menu burnout

Uncovering top 3 growth trends in foodservice

by Stephen Dutton — Analyst, Euromonitor International

While consumer spending is growing, the way consumers spend into foodservice is changing

Study: Fast casual delivery customers prefer to order via restaurant over third-party aggregates

April 16, 2018

A majority of delivery customers prefer to order directly from a restaurant website or app than from third-party aggregators, according to the Delivery Index…

Menu inflation driving increase in Canada's foodservice sales

April 16, 2018

It appears Canada's commercial foodservice sales are on the rise. They'll increase 4.6 percent to a record $71.5 billion, which follows a 5.3 percent increase…

Pancheros launches mobile ordering

April 3, 2018

Pancheros Mexican Grill has rolled out an updated version of its mobile app that allows customers to place mobile orders for pick up at the restaurant…

SlabbKiosks expands its production capabilities

SlabbKiosks will continue growing its kiosk production capabilities at a newly leased 12,065 square foot facility in Mesa, Arizona.

Spring beverage trends going back to the basics

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Embracing spring's trendiest flavors via beverages is one easy way for restaurants to boost check spend. Those trends are a return to historical, more familiar…

Is your brand ready to embrace Gen Z's obsession with over-the-top food trends?

Understanding Gen Z's relationship to the over-the-top food trends taking over social media — from supersized snacks to tiny food to immersive culinary…

January restaurant sales take a dive

February 9, 2018

Restaurant same-store sales growth were down in January after three straight months of flat or positive sales growth. The bad news comes from TDn2K's…

Will the Senate push back menu-labeling law again?

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The U.S. House passage this week of the so-called "Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act" (H.R. 772) is either an attempt to water down previous menu-labeling…