Customers who dine at Chipotle Mexican Grill’s fledgling ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen concept in Washington, DC say a lot of the food is too spicy. Chipotle founder Steve Ells says he’s not going to tone those aggressive flavors down. Our...
The only segment of the restaurant industry where sales growth and unit growth are both positive? It’s fast casual, which helps explain why IHOP, 1,532 full-service units strong, went to the trouble of reconfiguring its concept to fit the fast...
Saving local businesses has become something of a battle cry for many Americans. And independent restaurants—especially those that feature locally sourced, sustainable ingredients—stand to benefit from this trend, according to several recent...
With a lengthy bar menu and two daily happy hours, the new Central Michel Richard in Las Vegas is betting that its extensive bar will pull in hungry and thirsty gamblers, as well as night owls looking for a deal...
Industry mavens Baum+Whiteman and Andrew Freeman & Co. have already weighed in. Now it’s Technomic’s turn to take a stab at predicting the hottest trends in restaurants for 2012.