Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN), the premier publication serving the entire foodservice industry, announced five winners in its annual Hot Concepts awards. This year’s Hot Concepts, powered by ...

Restaurant brands have long turned to their fans to help create menu items and content, but that strategy has been in overdrive lately. The latest example is Taco Bell, which today launched a new ...

This week on Nation's Restaurant News, the top story was “2025 100 Under 100: Emerging restaurant chains with staggering results.” Unit growth among the Top 500 brands in 2024 wasn’t ...

“The Bacon Brothers are the perfect keynote to welcome CREATE back to Music City — Nashville — giving a musical performance attendees won’t soon forget,” Oches said. “We named this ...

In 2025, restaurant groups face more financial complexity than ever before. Growth through franchising, acquisitions, and private equity investment has added layers of operational and reporting ...

Restaurants tap 'throwback pricing' trend to entice budget-conscious consumersRestaurants tap 'throwback pricing' trend to entice budget-conscious consumers Operators like Planet Hollywood, White ...

Restaurant brands leverage the growing popularity of the WNBA As the league’s game attendance and TV viewership set records, more chains are partnering with popular players and sponsoring teams ...

Scream Truck disrupts ice cream truck industry with tech-centric, on-demand model Scream Truck members are texted when the hot pink truck is in their neighborhood and can place ice cream orders in ...

Menu prices increase for the fifth straight month Full-service menu inflation drove the category up in June, as limited-service prices hit a three-month low ...

New data shows restaurant visits per week have increased However, Big Chalk insights also illustrate that more trade-off consumers plan to cut their dining out budgets ...

Tech Tracker: AI is the new executive assistant for restaurant operators and customers Many newer AI features offer personalized recommendations for business owners and consumers, from companies ...

Among the 50 chains ranked No. 150 through No. 101, we find 7 Brew, the restaurant chain with the biggest growth in sales last year, at 163%. Courtesy of 7 Brew ...