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 ...

In the annual NRN Top 500 report, powered by Datassential, Nation’s Restaurant News breaks down the 500 biggest restaurant chains in the U.S. by systemwide sales, domestic units and average unit ...

As the restaurant industry struggles toward gender parity in leadership ranks, these 52 women have become the standard-bearers for change ...

Starbucks announced that the company will be expanding its community stores initiative — which began in 2015 with 14 locations — to 100 stores by 2025. The community stores are meant to serve ...

The U.S. Senate passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package Saturday afternoon after more than 24 hours of debate, including $28.6 billion in relief for small restaurants ...

Traffic challenges continued in the restaurant industry in the first quarter, driven by consumer uncertainty, according to the Q1 2025 Technomic Consumer and Operator Outlook. Lori Rakoczy ...

Bear Robotics hopes to mass produce Penny, the robot food runner, after raising $32 million in Series A funding this week. The round was led by Softbank, which has a reputation for investing in ...

Krispy Kreme announced that it is nominating a “fresh new slate” of executive board members ahead of the Charlotte-based company’s June 17 annual meeting. The news of a proposed executive ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News presents the Top 500 biggest restaurants in America, ranked by systemwide sales in the previous fiscal year. This year, we’re using data from our partners ...

Cosi Inc. on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in four years, according to court filings, citing plans to transition from a restaurant operator to a catering ...

This week on Nation's Restaurant News, the top story was “The 2025 Power List: Women in foodservice.” Foodservice is the most ...

At first glance, the Technomic Top 500 appears to show healthy growth for the biggest restaurant brands in the U.S. Sales grew by 7.8% to a robust $424 billion, while unit counts grew by 1.8% to ...