McDonald’s lured more customers to its restaurants last quarter, but that didn’t translate into stronger sales. The fast-food giant’s same-store sales declined 1.4% in the U.S. last quarter ...

The National Restaurant Association expects a big year for restaurants in 2025. The trade group expects the industry to hit $1.5 trillion in sales this year as consumers unleash “pent-up demand ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News presents the Top 500 biggest restaurants in America, ranked by systemwide sales in the previous fiscal year. This year, we’re using data from our partners ...

More than 10% of restaurants in the United States have closed permanently since the coronavirus pandemic began last March, foodservice research firm Datassential said Monday. According to Firefly ...

Before each winter, restaurant owners should spend time preparing to protect their property and operations from the challenges brought by cold weather, snow, and ice. Winterizing your restaurant ...

Fogo de Chão, the churrasco dining concept, has appointed Georgeanne Erickson as its chief marketing officer, the company said Wednesday. The Plano, Texas-based company said Erickson will lead ...

In Nation’s Restaurant News’ second year of analyzing the Technomic America’s Favorite Chains data, we found some surprising restaurants and some not-at-all surprising ones. Like last year ...

The chicken segment is booming, and here Nation’s Restaurant News ranks the top 10 chicken chains by systemwide sales in the latest year ending in December 2018. Chick-fil-A’s massive growth ...

From 2019 to 2020, COVID-19 impacted the restaurant industry catastrophically, with sales plummeting 19.2%. According to the National Restaurant Association’s State of the Industry Report ...

At first glance, the Technomic Top 500 appears to show healthy growth for the biggest restaurant brands in the U.S. Sales grew by 7.8% to a robust $424 billion, while unit counts grew by 1.8% to ...

This year’s Technomic Top 500 results were a mixed bag for the restaurant industry. On one hand, many large restaurant brands stagnated in 2023, with sales increases merely a reflection of menu ...

Emerging restaurant brands are no doubt fun to follow. They’re often bringing new menu and branding ideas to the table, tapping into consumer trends in creative ways that showcase a glimpse into ...