From favored flavors to global influences, discover how today’s beverage trends are shaping tomorrow’s consumer cravings—with ...

16 restaurant segments ranked by systemwide sales growthEvery year, Nation’s Restaurant News and Datassential partner to present The Top 500, the definitive sales ranking of restaurants in ...

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 ...

Interest in less busy times for restaurants jumped, with 4 p.m. reservations more than doubling from 2% in 2019 to 5% in 2023. However, evenings (5 p.m.-12 a.m.) remain the most popular time for ...

The 10 restaurant chains with the highest quality foodAt the core of restaurants, of course, is food, and its quality. In fact, Datassential director of content Conaghan suggests that the quality ...

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 ...

Starbucks is expanding its in-store management in North America with the addition of at least one full-time assistant manager at each restaurant, chief partner officer Sara Kelly told an audience ...

The pizza category had a tough year in 2024. According to Technomic’s Top 500, 61% of pizza chains experienced declining sales last year, including two of the four biggest chains: Pizza Hut ...

Technomic sees number of locations grow in Top 500 for 2024 The Top 500 footprint expanded 1.6% in 2024, to more than 236,000 restaurants, the data agency said ...

Applebee’s will prioritize marketing and remodels in 2025 The chain’s same-store sales declined 4.7% in Q4, as low-income consumers continued to stay home ...

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 ...

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 ...