This week on Nation's Restaurant News, the top story was “Cracker Barrel responds to backlash against modern store remodels.” Cracker Barrel has been receiving mixed feedback on its ongoing store ...

Olive Garden, the largest division of Orlando, Fla.-based Darden Restaurants Inc., will bring back its Never Ending Pasta Bowl at the same price as 2022, the company said this week. “In a time when ...

Puzzling over restaurants’ strange Q2, featuring CAVA, Red Robin, Chili’s, and more Plus, an interview with John Karangis, vice president of culinary at Shake Shack ...

Firehouse Subs is offering up to $100,000 per restaurant in franchise incentives The sandwich chain renews its veteran and first responder incentive programs ...

How Dana Edwards Manatos turned her family’s century-old chocolate legacy into a growing milkshake concept MilkShake Factory began franchising in 2023 and has more than doubled its presence ...

Red Robin reported a decline in total revenues, same-store sales, and traffic in the second quarter reported Wednesday after market, but its stock rose by double digits, nonetheless. Analysts are ...

GoTo Foods announced Monday that the portfolio company began testing drone delivery for the first time in June, in partnership with Alphabet-owned drone company, Wing, and DoorDash. Participating ...

Restaurant leaders as influencers? How some operators drive success with content Two experts weigh in on the benefits of restaurant leaders creating their own social media content to support their ...

Breakfast remains a tough market for quick-service restaurants According to Revenue Management Solutions, morning traffic in the segment fell nearly 9% in Q2 ...

Full-service menu price increases far outpaced general inflation in July The gap between grocery and menu prices increased by 30 basis points in July and is now 170 basis points in favor of ...

What to learn from a crazy earnings week, including results from McDonald’s, Applebee’s, Wendy’s, and more Plus, a conversation with Michael Keller, CEO of Jeremiah’s Italian Ice ...

Shake Shack plans to open its first restaurant in Vietnam next year and 15 restaurants by 2035, the fast-casual burger chain said Tuesday. It is expanding its partnership with licensee Maxim’s ...