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After 5 Quarters of No Growth, Guest Traffic in U.S. Restaurants Dips Yet Again in Q2

Posted Wed, 2017-08-23 16:40 by Don Sniegowski

Customer visits to U.S. restaurants and foodservice outlets remained negative in the quarter ending in June.

Restaurant Traffic Stalls Then Drops

Posted Tue, 2016-12-06 14:31 by Don Sniegowski
Empty line at a SaladWorks restaurant
Empty line at a SaladWorks franchise (photo/bmm)

After two consecutive quarters of flat-lined consumer visits, U.S. restaurants had a turn for the worse: a decline in traffic during the third quarter of 2016, according to a major foodservice researcher. And if that news wasn't bad enough, for the first time in five years the quick service restaurant sector had a decline in consumers.

How Fast Casual Has Outpaced Casual Dining

Posted Thu, 2016-01-28 18:52 by Dave Tanaka

Gerry O’Brion tells his audience of fast casual executives how the fast casual segment is beating out the casual dining segment, boiling down successful strategy to 10 words:

Johnny Rockets Hires Charles Bruce as CEO

Posted Tue, 2015-03-10 16:39 by Don Sniegowski

Logo provided by Johnny RocketsALISO VIEJO, Calif. –Johnny Rockets has hired Charles Bruce as its new president and chief executive officer of the 330 restaurant chain.

Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Talks Tablets

Posted Fri, 2014-08-08 02:23 by BMM

The Street speaks with Buffalo Wild Wings' CEO Sally J. Smith. Buffalo Wild Wings franchises have had two quarters of positive same-store sales growth.

The Greene Turtle Signs 11-Unit Development Agreement For New Jersey

Posted Fri, 2014-08-01 11:30 by GRIPCOMMPR

Deal With Imperial Restaurant Group Will Bring the Popular Sports Bar and Grille to the Southern Half of the Garden State, Another Strategic Step Toward Expansion Throughout the Northeast

Darden: Look Beyond the Real Estate!

Posted Sun, 2014-04-13 19:31 by john a. gordon

There is an ongoing battle underway with regards to the casual dining giant Darden and the stock activists that are pursuing it, due to its under performance. Since it is likely that Red Lobster will be spun off and potentially open up to franchising for the first time, or that a private equity consortium could purchase Darden and sell the restaurants as franchises, this article is of particular importance to casual dining franchisees.

Famous Dave’s Replaces CEO Gilbert with Ed Rensi

Posted Mon, 2014-02-10 13:13 by BMM Staff

Famous Dave's of America has replaced its CEO John Gilbert III with a new chief executive Ed Rensi, who joined the company's board of directors last month. The company says that Gilbert has resigned.

Fast Casual Only Restaurant Sector to Grow Traffic

Posted Mon, 2014-02-10 01:39 by Don Sniegowski
McAlister's Deli fast casual
Fast casual McAlister Deli. Photo/bmm

CHICAGO — Fast casual restaurants continue to be a bright spot for the foodservice industry, which has yet to fully recover from the Great Recession.

Old Shoney’s Unveils New Restaurant Prototype

Posted Sat, 2014-01-18 01:45 by Don Sniegowski
Shoney's in-mall prototype in Lawrenceville, Georgia
Sugarloaf Mills Mall prototype in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Photo/Shoney's

LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia – Shoney's revealed a new smaller prototype on Thursday. Shoney's chairman and CEO David Davoudpour calls it a return to "Glory Days."