As restaurants across much of the summer slide into their busiest season, the National Restaurant Association is forecasting an additional 490,000 summer jobs added to their payrolls. The ...

I ordered takeout from a wings restaurant on Super Bowl Sunday. Big mistake. The 45-minute wait nearly cost me kickoff. I stood there, surrounded by frantic delivery drivers, flashing hazard ...

Sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” in his book The Great Good Place, published in 1989. Starbucks unquestionably mainstreamed the idea of having a physical place that ...

The restaurant industry continues to face challenges even after the COVID-19 pandemic with inflation, rising costs, and changing consumer behavior. Every restaurant faces the same question: How do ...

There are several consumer signals flashing red right now, indicating that Americans are feeling pessimistic about the current (and future) state of the economy. Perhaps the most urgent signal is ...

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 ...

The first Starbucks café constructed entirely of 3D-printed materials is opening soon in Brownsville, Texas, the city announced on Instagram last month. Local media page, Brownsville Today ...

About 12.5 million people are employed at eating and drinking places in the United States. Combined with an additional 3.2 million foodservice jobs in other sectors such as healthcare ...

Consolidated Burger Holdings LLC and affiliates, which franchise 75 Burger King units in Florida and Georgia, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, according to court documents.

An engaged employee is a happier employee, and a happier employee works harder, is less likely to quit, and is better at serving customers. Those are the key findings in the inaugural quarterly ...

Branding is an ongoing journey, but many restaurant operators think of it as a one-time effort — something to check off a list before opening day. The effort put toward branding should never be ...

When Kirk Tanner became CEO of Wendy’s in February 2024, it was a big change — and not just because he was becoming the CEO of one of the largest restaurant companies in the U.S., one that ...