9+ hour, 44+ min ago   (649+ words) Consumers may or may not be rediscovering their love of casual dining restaurants, but investors sure are. In a year in which the restaurant industry’s performance has been largely muted, again, a handful of full-service chains have stood out, thanks…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (839+ words) Leading up to the summer of 2020, restaurants were struggling. Selling toilet paper and creating elaborate family to-go meals were simply not enough to make up for the empty dining rooms at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, came a…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1488+ words) Earlier this year, the eight-unit juice chain Keva gave all of its software providers an ultimatum: Lower our monthly rate, or we’re going to use AI to replace you. About half of the chain’s vendors agreed. The rest “told us…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (757+ words) A few weeks ago, when we got a peek at McDonald’s new prototype, we could not get our eyes off the front counter. It was small. Tiny. Enough for, perhaps, one employee. The restaurant itself had an impressive array of…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (433+ words) Have you ever heard of a “nostalgia cycle?” It’s basically this idea that cultural trends and styles from past decades experience a resurgence in popularity after a certain amount of time. The phenomenon reflects society’s tendency to romanticize elements from…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (773+ words) There are plenty of brunch concepts growing at a swift pace to meet increasing consumer demand for such an experiential occasion. Then, there’s Con Huevos. “We want to scale, but the purpose for us is to have a brand for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (591+ words) Remember when the restaurant industry started spending money again on marketing in late 2020 after taking a beat to get through the worst of COVID-19? We could probably pinpoint that reignition around September of that year, when McDonald’s launched the Travis…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (552+ words) TGI Fridays was the quintessential American casual-dining brand in the ‘90s and ‘00s, but these days you’re much more likely to spot the famous red-and-white-striped awning overseas, in countries like Spain, Argentina, Kenya, and even recently, the Maldives. Ever since the company…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (842+ words) When the supplier of Uncrustables presented Logan’s Roadhouse with the idea for a burger with PB&J sandwiches in place of buns, Senior Director of Culinary Luis Haro was a little skeptical. It was fine, he thought, but not really…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (737+ words) Running a restaurant anywhere is complicated. But some would argue that there’s no place harder to run a restaurant than New York City. The city’s specific regulations and compact spaces pose a unique challenge for restaurant operators. Having the right…...