Food and Beverage

Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts

Consumers say they’re looking for menu items lower in calories, more nutritious and, in some cases, smaller sized. Restaurateurs are listening.

Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts

Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts

The trends were observed by Benchmark’s executive chefs and culinary experts at the company’s 80 luxury hotels, resorts and restaurants coast to coast, off shore and in Europe.

Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts

The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index posted a moderate decline in July, the result of softer same-store sales and customer traffic, but the operator outlook for business conditions over the next six months remained stable, said Hudson Riehle, our senior vice president of research.

Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts

Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts

The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index for June reported improvements in same-store sales and customer traffic, but the operator outlook for the longer-term remains softened, said Hudson Riehle, the National Restaurant Association senior vice president of research.