One national restaurant chain realizes that overburdening its employees hurts sales, as well as the company brand. Will more …
Dining Out
The Latest Chicken Wing Crisis: Too Much Meat on the Bone
Despite the alarmist headlines that surfaced around the time of the Super Bowl, there is no real shortage of chicken wings in the marketplace. But sellers are facing an odd wing problem lately: The chickens they come from are …
In the Fast Food World, Is Fish the New Chicken?
McDonald’s and Carl’s Jr. are among the big fast food chains casting out new fish items as a way to reel in customers—especially during Lent, when many diners cut back on meat.
How Fast Food Restaurants Tempt You into Breaking New Year’s Resolutions
Naturally, restaurants launch some of their most tempting deals of the year in January, making it extra difficult to keep resolutions.
Why Restaurants Have Been Holding Back on Hiking Menu Prices
As food prices rise, the cost of dining out inevitably inches up as well, right? Well, maybe not.
Snack Culture Rising: Why Restaurant Menus Will Feature Even More Snacks Next Year
According to a study conducted a couple years ago, the number of fast-food menus featuring the word “snack” tripled from 2007 to 2010. Our snacking seems to have only picked up pace since then.
Like Free Money? Bonuses Abound With Holiday Gift Card Purchases
Why buy gift cards at face value when the holiday season is filled with deals giving 20% bonuses on card purchases?
Hot Buns! In Fast Food, a New Focus Is on What’s Outside the Sandwich
Specialty buns and breading will be hot at restaurants in 2013 — which is being dubbed the Year of the Bun.
Millennials: Turns Out the ‘Entitled Generation’ Is Willing to Sacrifice
The idea that all millennials act the same way, or that millennials as a group are entirely self-centered and unwilling to sacrifice is just plain wrong.
Is Grilled Cheese the Next Big Thing in Fast Casual Restaurants?
Say cheese! The formula of speedy service, customization, and high quality practiced by fast-casual restaurant leaders Chipotle and Panera Bread is already being widely applied to better burger chains and
Salad Restaurant Chains Sprouting Up Even in the ‘Fat Belt’
Once, there were plenty of skeptics who thought that salad couldn’t be the main draw at American restaurants. After all, salad is generally listed as a mere appetizer on menus, and it’s an appetizer that many diners order because …
Nothing to Hide: Why Restaurants Embrace the Open Kitchen
In the past, restaurant customers may have preferred food to magically appear out from behind closed doors, with no indication whatsoever about how the sausage is made—figuratively or literally. After years of hearing Big Food …
