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2024 Top 500: The 50 biggest restaurant chains in America
Jun 3, 2024 · 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 ...
Meet the 2024 Top 500: The biggest restaurant chains in America
Jun 3, 2024 · At first glance, the Technomic Top 500 appears to show healthy growth for the biggest restaurant brands in the U.S. Sales grew by 7.8% to a robust $424 billion, while unit counts grew by 1.8% to ...
Could restaurants rebound in 2025? | Nation's Restaurant News
Dec 12, 2024 · What does the economic outlook for restaurants look like in 2025? In a word: stability.
A look at KFC’s new Saucy concept | Nation's Restaurant News
Dec 20, 2024 · KFC is introducing a new concept called Saucy, focused on chicken tenders, sauces, and beverages. The brand will debut in Orlando, Fla., with more locations planned, and includes 11 sauces and 11 ...
9 restaurant food trends for 2025 | Nation's Restaurant News
Dec 12, 2024 · 2024 has been a tough year for restaurants, but that’s no reason not to make the “fun” predictions for 2025: the food and beverage predictions. Senior food and beverage editor Bret Thorn is ...
14 restaurant chains that leaned into value in 2024
Dec 19, 2024 · Early in 2024, it became clear that restaurant consumers were incredibly cautious thanks to an uncertain economy, and companies began scrapping marketing plans in favor of value deals to maintain ...
The 10 biggest full-service American restaurants in the U.S.
Aug 15, 2023 · Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News and Datassential partner to present The Top 500, the definitive sales ranking of restaurants in America. One element of this data is restaurant segment ...
8 new restaurant loyalty programs and rewards revamps of 2024
Dec 18, 2024 · While 2023 was the year of the loyalty program, 2024 was the year that restaurant operators perfected the loyalty program for the modern customer. Most major foodservice brands have launched ...
Texas Roadhouse picks up the pace for its Jaggers concept
Dec 19, 2023 · Development of Texas Roadhouse’s quick-service concept Jaggers has picked up since it first debuted in late 2014.