This year’s Technomic Top 500 results were a mixed bag for the restaurant industry. On one hand, many large restaurant brands stagnated in 2023, with sales increases merely a reflection of menu ...

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 ...

Sixteen Orlando, Fla.-area KFC restaurants may seem a little different than the rest of the system. That’s because the chain announced today it is testing a new “KFC Original” prototype ...

Subway’s domestic sales beat its projections by nearly $1.4 billion in 2021, and the sandwich brand registered its highest annual unit volumes in seven years, the company said Tuesday.

Starbucks’ labor relations woes continue after the Buffalo regional director of the National Labor Relations Board on Friday issued 33 charges of unfair labor practices that included 200 ...

It would be a mistake to say that 2022 was a return to business as usual for restaurant companies. After all, “usual” for restaurants doesn’t typically include white-hot inflation, an ...

The 2023 Top 500 report, presented by Nation’s Restaurant News in partnership with Datassential, is the premier destination for restaurant leaders interested in benchmarking their success ...

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 ...

Comparing the performance of the restaurant industry’s Top 500 brands in 2021 with the previous year was quite a bit like comparing 2020 with 2019 — only in reverse. The same shock one felt ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News and Datassential partner to present The Top 500, the definitive sales ranking of restaurants in America. At the end of 2022, the Top 500 restaurants ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News and Datassential partner to present the Top 500, the definitive sales ranking of restaurants in America. In 2022, a mind-blowing 456 restaurant companies in ...

In 2004, Taco Bell and Mountain Dew teamed up to launch Baja Blast, a tropical/lime-flavored beverage offered exclusively at the chain. The Baja Blast brand has since expanded into retail stores ...