Restaurant Business Magazine - Trends, Ideas and News
WEBRestaurant Rewind. "Restaurant Rewind" is a weekly podcast hosted by Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo as he looks at the people, concepts and trends that helped create the restaurant industry as we know it today. Listen.
The Refresher: How Brian Niccol returned Chipotle to prominence
WEBNiccol says he moved Chipotle’s HQ from Denver to Newport Beach in large part to sweep out the company’s old culture, bashed widely by outsiders as arrogant and change-averse, and start fresh. “It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever been involved in,” says Hartung. “It was absolutely the right thing to do.”.
Top 500 Chains - Restaurant Business
WEBThe Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report is a measure of the largest restaurant concepts by U.S. systemwide sales, based on results from the 2019 calendar year. Relevant information is accrued using a combination of public company financial filings, direct operator surveying, franchise disclosure documents and proprietary valuation algorithms.
Cracker Barrel plans to invest $700M in a massive 'transformation'
WEBBy Peter Romeo on May 17, 2024. Cracker Barrel expects to spend as much as $700 million over the next three years to rejuvenate the 54-year-old concept’s operations, menu and perception among hardcore fans and uninitiated consumers alike. The comprehensive update is intended to reverse a drop in guest counts that’s currently running about ...
Sweetgreen's robotic Infinite Kitchen is finally open - Restaurant …
WEBMay 10, 2023 · Promising a faster and more convenient experience, Sweetgreen’s long-awaited, fully automated Infinite Kitchen restaurant made its debut on Wednesday in Naperville, Ill. The automated makeline is an adaptation of the Spyce technology the company acquired in 2021.
The largest seafood chains in the U.S. - Restaurant Business
WEB21. 227. Ocean Prime. $144. 16. Source: Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate. Learn more about Technomic’s Top 500. See the Top 250 chains. Members help make our journalism possible.
How restaurants are adapting and transforming their businesses …
WEBPrior to the pandemic and dining room closures, carryout and delivery made up a collective 70% of restaurant orders, with dine-in representing 30% of orders, according to Technomic’s 2020 Delivery and Takeout Consumer Trend Report. But during the closures, a full 100% of restaurant orders were completed as carryout/drive-thru or delivery orders.
Animals in restaurants: What you need to know about ADA …
WEBSep 10, 2019 · No snakes, no cats, no parrots, no ferrets—only dogs and mini horses are recognized as service animals under the ADA. Here are the basics of what your staff should know: Everywhere in the country, customers have a right to bring service animals into restaurants. The ADA supersedes any local health department regulations banning …
Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol named 2020 Restaurant Leader of the …
WEBChipotle Mexican Grill CEO Brian Niccol has been selected by the editors of Restaurant Business as the 2020 Restaurant Leader of the Year, an honor that puts him in the company of industry luminaries such as Union Square Hospitality Group founder Danny Meyer, Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich, Inspire Brands CEO Paul Brown and …
Timeline: How today’s restaurant industry came to be
WEBFeb 21, 2019 · 1919: Restaurateurs form The National Restaurant Association in Kansas City, MO, to deal with issues of rationing, price gouging, unions and Prohibition. 1921: The first White Castle restaurant opens in Wichita, KS. The “white” was chosen to signify purity, and the “castle” to indicate permanence and strength.