Restaurant News Resource

A number of the fastest-growing fast-food and fast-casual chains, including Jersey Mike’s Subs, Zaxby’s, Five Guys Burger & Fries and Jimmy John’s, are also among the nation’s best-rated large chains and have sustained their 'overall customer satisfaction ratings' as they’ve grown.

National Restaurant Association’s 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast Reveals Economic, Workforce, Technology and Consumer Trends

Partnership contributes to Generation 1st Degree, an HSF initiative with the goal of adding more than 14 million new Hispanic college graduates by 2025

Net sales of $1,158.2 million, up 102% over net sales of $574.1 million in the year-ago quarter

Revenue for the quarter was $596.7 million, up 23.7% from the prior year period. The growth in revenue was the result of new restaurants not in the comparable base and an 11.1% increase in comparable restaurant sales. Comparable restaurant sales growth was primarily driven by increased traffic in the quarter as well as the impact of menu price increases implemented between March and August.

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, the quick-casual fresh Mexican chain, announced the grand opening of its newest Baja Fresh in Niles, IL.

Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd. (NASDAQ:GCFB) recently announced that it has completed the purchase of the assets of five Cadillac Ranch All American Bar & Grill restaurants, in Bloomington, Minnesota; Miami, Florida; Oxon Hill, Maryland; Annapolis, Maryland; and Indianapolis, Indiana, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $6.2 million.

In a statement for the record for today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, “Extenders and Tax Reform: Seeking Long-Term Solutions,” the National Restaurant Association’s David Koenig, Vice President of Tax and Profitability, called for the extension of several tax provisions that are critical for the restaurant industry, the nation’s second-largest private-sector employer.

CiCi's Pizza, home of the custom pizza buffet, announced today its 2012 growth plans to support its continuing 10-year "Build the Brand" initiative to add 500 new restaurants by 2020.

The Board of Directors of Sbarro, Inc. announced that James Greco, 54, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.