Group Managing Editor, Informa’s Foodservices Vertical (Aug. 2021-present) Group Content Manager, Informa Restaurant and Food Group (Feb. 2020-Aug. 2021) Digital Content Manager, Informa ...

New data from Popmenu finds that 67% of Americans are reducing spending on everything, with 61% pulling back on dining out ...

February saw 30 restaurant executives come and go across the industry, including CEO changes at Jack in the Box, Torchy’s Tacos, and Norms Restaurants. There were also a lot of changes at the ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News provides analysis of Technomic’s annual Top 500 restaurant chains report, which ranks companies by U.S. systemwide sales. 2024 was a tough year for ...

Mountain Mike’s Pizza was one of the few bright spots. The California-based brand with more than 300 locations in 10 states enjoyed sales growth of 5% in 2024, while its unit count grew by 7% ...

The Top 500 footprint expanded 1.6% in 2024, to more than 236,000 restaurants, the data agency said ...

Inspire Brands is a privately held juggernaut, owned by companies controlled by Atlanta-based Roark Capital: Its six chains combined saw 2024 sales in excess of $29.5 billion, according to ...

Alicia Kelso is the executive editor of Nation's Restaurant News. She began covering the restaurant industry in 2010 for QSRweb.com, FastCasual.com and PizzaMarketplace.com. When her son was born ...

Total revenues are $285.2 million, a decrease of $23.8 million primarily due to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 including 12 operating weeks compared to 13 operating weeks in the fourth quarter ...

In search of my first job at the age of 16, I stopped by the local Burger King and was fortunate to be hired at the going rate of $1.80 an hour. That first job turned into a 50-year restaurant ...

80% of operators are optimistic their sales will be either higher than or the same as they were in 2024, according to the National Restaurant Association’s 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry ...

One thing that stands out in the Technomic America’s Favorite Chains data is that millennials love healthy options, and they also love a sweet treat. In addition to finding out consumers ...