Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse offset Darden’s fine dining softness

Sep 21, 2023

Darden executives observed some check management, especially in alcohol and entrée sales, in both casual and fine dining.

Nation’s Restaurant News announces lineup for first Investment Summit

Sep 19, 2023

Summit to kick off CREATE: The Experience in Palm Springs, Calif., this Oct. 1-3.

What the Top 500 data says about full-service restaurants

Sep 18, 2023

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

The gap between grocery and restaurant inflation may have peaked

Sep 13, 2023

August marked the first month in the last six months in which the gap between grocery and restaurants didn’t worsen.

The 10 biggest full-service seafood/steak restaurants in the U.S.

Sep 12, 2023

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

Dave & Buster’s sees traffic and sales declines as eatertainment restaurant category struggles

Sep 07, 2023

Dave & Buster’s second quarter same-store sales decreased 6.3% YoY but increased compared with pre-pandemic levels

Will the end of the student loan pause impact restaurants?

Sep 05, 2023

The three-year federal pause on student loan payments ends Oct. 1, impacting about 44 million borrowers.

GuestXM: Strong summer gives restaurants reasons to be optimistic

Sep 01, 2023

Yet data also show reasons to stay cautious through year’s end

Explaining the Subway deal and what the future holds

Aug 25, 2023

Subway restaurants said it has entered into an agreement to sell to private-equity firm Roark Capital Group, moving the franchisor into new ownership for the first time since its founding 58 years ago...

Subway’s long and winding road to Roark Capital Group

Aug 24, 2023

8-month sale process ends with affiliates of seasoned franchise private equity firm signing definitive agreement