Going out to eat isn’t what it used to be. Dining has become a wallet-busting ordeal for patrons and a constant struggle with negative margins for restaurant operators. Skyrocketing ingredient prices, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the franchising, restaurant and food services industry. As 2026 rolls along, restaurant technology is no longer a ...

Editor's note: This is part two of a two-part series on predictions for the new year. Click here to read part 1. As the industry turns the corner into 2026, the fast food and pizza landscapes are ...

Welcome to the Year in Eater 2024 — our annual tradition that looks back at the highs, lows, and in-betweens of Los Angeles’s restaurant scene. Today, LA’s finest food writers, editors, reporters, and ...

Restaurant executives are excited to put 2024 behind them and start the new year. This year, restaurant bankruptcy filings soared, traffic declined and same-store sales disappointed. But green shoots, ...

Generative artificial intelligence is now in the restaurant industry, and that could mean major changes in operations and customer experience. Earlier this month, Domino's announced it has partnered ...

It's a Friday night and you've just entered the doors of your favorite new neighborhood haunt. Glasses are clinking, forks are en route to hungry mouths, drinks are flowing. Servers and bussers move ...

KANSAS CITY — The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) over the past year shows an important industry category in turmoil. Inflation, consumers with less disposable ...

Chick-fil-A is the third-largest restaurant chain in the U.S. by sales — and the company that everyone in the restaurant industry is looking to beat. Even McDonald's, which outstrips Chick-fil-A by ...

The pandemic rocked the restaurant industry in 2021 and 2022, closing many eateries, reducing revenue for the survivors, and curtailing employment. When indoor dining was prohibited in many locations, ...

Thanksgiving Meal Calculator gives consumers key data for holiday dinner decisions New insights shed light on downtown recovery and restaurant worker wages OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, ...