This year’s Technomic Top 500 results were a mixed bag for the restaurant industry. On one hand, many large restaurant brands stagnated in 2023, with sales increases merely a reflection of menu ...

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 Technomic.

Emerging restaurant brands are no doubt fun to follow. They’re often bringing new menu and branding ideas to the table, tapping into consumer trends in creative ways that showcase a glimpse into ...

Foodservice industry sales will reach $997 billion in 2023, driven in part by higher menu prices and continued pent-up demand, the National Restaurant Association forecasts. In its annual “2023 ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News and Datassential partner to present the Top 500, the definitive sales ranking of restaurants in America. In 2022, a mind-blowing 456 restaurant companies in ...

Barbecue restaurants are tough to run under the best of circumstances. They require skilled pitmasters to handle expensive raw materials — meat — and sell them to customers who aren’t going ...

DMD Ventures — a Davie, Fla.-based franchisee of Twin Peaks, Papa Johns, Candlewood Suites, and other non-hospitality ventures — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News and Datassential partner to present The Top 500, the definitive sales ranking of restaurants in America. At the end of 2022, the Top 500 restaurants ...

While many concepts, like McDonald’s and Portillo’s, are targeting the fast-growing Southwest and Southeast regions for growth, Chick-fil-A is heading in a different direction, this week ...

Asian subcategories like Korean and Hawaiian fare grew at a staggering pace in 2024, including two of the top five fastest growing brands by unit count — KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot and Kyuramen.

It took 18 years for Twin Peaks to hit its 100 th location, which it did at the end of May with a location near Indianapolis. If all goes to plan, it will take just five years to open the next 100 ...

The 2024 Breakout Brands offer a variety of menu offerings and service experiences ...