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IFA: Lending to franchises reaches highest level since recession
April 9, 2013
Lending to America's franchise businesses will reach its highest level since the recession, providing $23.9 billion in lending to support 59,300 unit…
read nowResearch shows restaurants dominate social media conversations
April 8, 2013
New PQ Media/uberVU Research shows that social network ad spending grew 42.1 percent in 2012, to $7.94 billion. Beverage and technology brands dominated global…
read nowNRA: RPI falls below 100, but operators 'remain optimistic about sales growth'
March 29, 2013
Due in large part to softer same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) slipped…
read nowReport: Restaurant sector boosts franchise growth
March 27, 2013
The International Franchise Association released its updated 2013 forecast today, which predicts that franchise businesses will continue to grow at a slightly…
read nowPie Five and Pizza Inn exec to talk new brand integration
March 27, 2013
Pizza Inn Holdings Inc.'s senior vice president and chief development officer Madison Jobe will speak Thursday at the 2013 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference…
read nowReport: Restaurant deals no longer driving traffic
March 25, 2013
With restaurant visits on a deal or discount down last year, it appears that restaurant customers may perceive the price of deals offered over a length of time…
read nowTechnomic: Fast casuals leading restaurant growth
March 21, 2013
Eight of the 10 fastest-growing restaurant chains with sales above $2 million are from the fast casual sector, according to Technomic, which released today the…
read nowLocalized and personalized top 2013 customer experience trends
March 18, 2013
Empathica Inc., a provider of Customer Experience Management (CEM) solutions to restaurants and other industries, predicts that 2013 will be a pivotal year for…
read nowGerman fast casual brands growing steadily
March 15, 2013
Although Germany's top 100 restaurant chains saw sales increases of 3.1 percent in 2012, the most impressive growth came from the 14 fast casual brands on the…
read nowFood and Beverage Innovation award recipients named for 2013
March 14, 2013
The National Restaurant Association has announced the recipients of the FABI Awards, which recognizes food and beverage innovations that are expected to make a…
read nowGlobal restaurant traffic down, but spending up
March 12, 2013
The NPD Group reported new global restaurant data for the second half of 2012, which included sluggish traffic contrasted with an increase in average check in…
read nowConference to explore health care impacts, menu trends
March 12, 2013
UCLA Extension's 17th Annual Restaurant Industry Conference is scheduled for April 3 on the UCLA Campus at Covel Commons in Los Angeles. The event will explore…
read nowTrend report: Global flavors hit the mainstream
March 11, 2013
Authentic regional foods from around the world are emerging as the norm rather than the exception thanks to changing demographics and a shift in consumer…
read nowFood industry report shows consumers are moving out of economic crisis
March 8, 2013
Culinary Tides Inc. has released its report "Top 10 Trends Analysis — Shifting Sands 2013." The analysis covers government, technology, health, consumer…
read nowGluten-free requests reach new high
March 6, 2013
In January, about one-third of U.S. adults said they wanted to cut down on gluten or avoid gluten in their diet all together, marking the highest percentage…
read nowRestaurant operators optimistic about the months ahead
March 1, 2013
Driven by a more optimistic outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) rose to its highest…
read nowReport: 140M U.S. consumers connected to a restaurant brand on social media
February 19, 2013
The Restaurant Social Media Index (RSMI) recently reported that 139.3 million unique U.S. consumers are connected to at least one restaurant brand on social…
read nowApplebee's fast casual test a success in KC
February 15, 2013
Kansas City, Mo.-based Applebee's seems to be fully embracing the fast casual concept. The express lunch service it introduced at one location last summer was…
read nowCelebrity chefs headline NRA Show's Culinary Showcase event
February 14, 2013
The National Restaurant Association announced that celebrity chefs from across the country — including Top Chef Masters winner Rick Bayless, Iron Chef's Cat…
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