Sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” in his book The Great Good Place, published in 1989. Starbucks unquestionably mainstreamed the idea of having a physical place that ...

Restaurant chains are turning to a wide variety of tactics to get traffic in the door. Same-store sales have been broadly weak so far this year, leading operators to consider a variety of tactics ...

Irvine, Calif.-based burger chain In-N-Out announced Monday on social media that the company is making several changes to its ingredient sourcing policies, including the removal of artificial food ...

On Wednesday, May 7, No Kid Hungry, a national campaign to end childhood hunger in America, and its supporters gathered at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to launch its campaign to end summer ...

Conditions in the restaurant industry are deteriorating. That’s according to Fitch Ratings, which lowered its outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry to “deteriorating” from neutral, the ...

The restaurant industry continues to face challenges even after the COVID-19 pandemic with inflation, rising costs, and changing consumer behavior. Every restaurant faces the same question: How do ...

Over the years, Nation’s Restaurant News has supported a number of nonprofit organizations that either benefit members of the restaurant industry or actively work through the restaurant industry ...

Is the golden age of the pizza chain over? While the nation’s largest pizza brands had a shining moment during the pandemic as a category uniquely well-equipped to handle the abrupt shift to off ...

Gavin Kaysen is a star in his hometown of Minneapolis, where his Soigné Hospitality Group’s multiple concepts delight local customers, but he’s flexing beyond the Twin Cities to Florida ...

On this week’s Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso recap the week in Q1 earnings reports, which saw results from companies like Yum Brands, Brinker ...

Noodles & Company’s brand transformation, centered around its March 12 menu relaunch, appears to be bearing fruit, but the fast-casual chain still has underperforming restaurants to close, chief ...

Outback Steakhouse wants to fix its value perception. Executives said the chain has lost share to steakhouse competitors on value, which includes pricing and food quality. Applebee’s is also ...