Jul 13, 2026 | Restaurants
Kzenon / Shutterstock.comEating out is still getting more expensive.The latest Consumer Price Index by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed food away from home prices are up 3.9% over the past year and 0.3% from February. For households already watching every...
Jul 13, 2026 | Restaurants
Top 100 Independents 2025Top 100 Independents 2025It’s a tough time for restaurants of all sizes. But some independent operators keep showing their resilience, making Restaurant Business’ annual ranking of the 100 top-grossing independent restaurants. This year’s list...
Jul 13, 2026 | Restaurants
Credit: Food & Wine / Eric Kleinberg Photography • AI can help restaurants streamline operations by integrating data from various systems like POS, reservations, labor management, and marketing, enabling smarter decision-making.• Customizing dashboards and...
Jul 13, 2026 | Restaurants
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Jersey Mike’s plan to go public reflects more than just the sub sandwich chain’s rapid growth — it’s a signal that IPO activity is coming back to life. The last time the IPO market was hot for...
Jul 13, 2026 | Restaurants
We all know that food is getting expensive. Especially fast food options that used to be the hallmark of a quick, cheap meal. One user on X (formerly Twitter) posted a photo of their local Burger King showing the outrageous price for a simple meal. (It was $18.) They...
Jul 6, 2026 | Restaurants
YEAH. CURTIS TEN YEAR OLD ADDIE LAW WAS PUSHING FOR THIS NEW LAW THAT’S GOING TO BRING TRANSPARENCY TO MENUS AT RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IT’S EXPECTED TO HELP AROUND 3 █MILLION CALIFORNIANS. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THEM FROM HAVING SEVERE FOOD...
Jul 6, 2026 | Restaurants
Just Salad's new partnership is a slam dunkRed Lobster lawsuit casts Endless Shrimp fiasco in a new lightInside the sale of Hopdoddy Burger BarOPINIONFinancingThe Bottom Line: An analysis of restaurant chain performance since 2021 reveals an industry that...
Jul 6, 2026 | Restaurants
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-based restaurant group Darden Restaurants, along with the rest of the U.S. restaurant industry, faced several challenges throughout its 2026 fiscal year but reported that it closed the year out strong with a positive fiscal fourth...
Jul 6, 2026 | Restaurants
The Summer Fancy Food Show was held at NYC's Javits Convention Center. Specialty Food AssociationHave we reached peak protein yet? Not if the 2026 Summer Fancy Food Show is any indication. The annual expo taking place this week in New York City’s Javits...
Jul 6, 2026 | Restaurants
7 min readThe definition of American food has continuously evolved throughout our nation’s 250-year history. Some of those changes came from technological innovation, others from cultural exchange or simple necessity. But no matter what was happening in the world,...
Jun 29, 2026 | Restaurants
Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as same-store sales growth at the company’s fine-dining restaurants and Olive Garden fell short of expectations.The company’s forecast for its fiscal 2027 earnings and revenue also came on the...
Jun 29, 2026 | Restaurants
What’s changed about watching a movie at home isn’t the habit — it’s the intentionality. As restaurant prices have risen and discretionary budgets have tightened, a growing share of Americans have reclaimed the dinner-and-a-movie ritual as an intentional choice rather...
Jun 29, 2026 | Restaurants
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Jun 29, 2026 | Restaurants
In 2026, restaurant reservations are a bit like a game for restaurant operators. Balancing walk-ins while determining the right amount of reservation slots to offer each night can take some time. But when done correctly, restaurants can fill their seats and turn...
Jun 22, 2026 | Restaurants
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Jun 22, 2026 | Restaurants
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Jun 22, 2026 | Restaurants
As the weather warms across the U.S. with the start of summer, traffic at seafood restaurant chains has risen, even though economic concerns continue to weigh heavy on consumers’ minds. Average visits per location to Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-headquartered chain Red...
Jun 22, 2026 | Restaurants
Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands. Yum Brands said Tuesday that the private equity firm LongRange Capital will buy Pizza Hut, excluding...
Jun 22, 2026 | Restaurants
Chick-fil-A’s stronghold as America’s reigning fast-food restaurant came to an end Tuesday, with Jersey Mike’s nabbing the top spot in customer satisfaction rankings. The Jersey-based sub chain scored 84 out of 100 in the American Customer...
