Delivering the Digital Restaurant: California wage law sends ripples through restaurant industry

Apr 08, 2024

How the new wage law could lead to disruption in foodservice.

How one independent restaurant is preparing for a single-use plastics ban

Apr 08, 2024

Beer Creek Brewing Company in Santa Fe County, N.M., is considering taking more pricing to navigate higher-cost, compliant packaging.

NRN editors discuss restaurant tech, California’s minimum wage, and the James Beard Awards

Apr 05, 2024

Plus, hear from Ken Priest, CFO of Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken

Kura Sushi USA sees positive impact from new rewards program

Apr 05, 2024

The revolving bar model also adds DoorDash as third-party delivery platform

Shake Shack takes on Chick-fil-A in chicken sandwich giveaway on Sundays in April

Apr 05, 2024

The burger chain also touts its antibiotic-free poultry

The restaurant industry added over 28K jobs in March

Apr 05, 2024

As of March 2024, eating and drinking places were 37,000 jobs above their February 2020 peak, driven by the quick-service segment.

How restaurants are reacting to the California $20 minimum wage

Apr 05, 2024

In light of California’s new $20 minimum wage bill for fast-food workers, which went into effect on April 1, restaurant chains and franchisees are already taking action, in some cases by raising prices by as much as 7-8% for select menu...

District Taco’s first franchisees win International Franchise Association award

Apr 04, 2024

Hicham El Abbassi and Isalmou Boussaa immigrated from Morocco to become American entrepreneurs and now own 12 District Taco stores

Chick-fil-A continues to gain market share while setting another average unit volume record

Apr 04, 2024

According to Technomic Ignite data, Chick-fil-A generated nearly $21.6 billion in sales in 2023, while its latest FDD shows AUVs were a record $9.3 million.