Consumers may be getting to-go more often, but they still want their restaurants to have free WiFi. That’s one lesson from a session on what differentiates winning restaurants right now.

Is White Castle reigniting the chicken sandwich wars? The quick-service chain’s vice president of marketing and public relations, Jamie Richardson, said that White Castle will soon be debuting a ...

Hardee’s is in a dispute with one of its largest franchisees. Paradigm Investment Group, which operates 76 locations in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Florida, is suing the fast-food burger ...

Beverage innovation has really picked up steam in recent years. That makes sense given the slowdown in traffic at restaurants, which means operators want to encourage their customers to spend as ...

The “why” of franchising goes much farther than growing with other people’s money, Kendall Ware told an audience of potential franchisors Sunday at a National Restaurant Show educational ...

The business case for equipment purchases is the prime consideration, according to a panel of National Restaurant Association Show Kitchen Innovation judges. “We want to solve for a solution ...

Technology-driven staffing solutions are always a crowd-pleaser at the National Restaurant Association Show, especially with the restaurant industry’s high turnover rate. This year, a surprising ...

The National Restaurant Association Show is officially underway in Chicago, with an uptick in attendance and exhibitors expected this year. Several themes have already emerged, though more are ...

Eight culinary trailblazers were recognized for menu innovation and professional excellence at the 2025 MenuMasters gala awards ceremony Saturday in Chicago. The chain and independent restaurant ...

The founder of the Slater’s 50/50 burger chain has agreed to sell his six restaurants and brand intellectual property to Elite Restaurant Group. Terms were not disclosed, but Slater’s founder ...

In the annual NRN Top 500 report, powered by Datassential, Nation’s Restaurant News breaks down the 500 biggest restaurant chains in the U.S. by systemwide sales, domestic units and average unit ...

Starbucks announced that the company will be expanding its community stores initiative — which began in 2015 with 14 locations — to 100 stores by 2025. The community stores are meant to serve ...