QSR, Restaurant and Food Service Trends

Citing better-than-expected performance in several foodservice segments, Technomic adjusted its 2010 U.S. foodservice industry nominal growth forecast upward from a decline of 1.6 percent to positive growth of 0.6 percent."The most significant cha...

Recent research from Mintel Menu Insights found that snacking is the new way to order at restaurants. Menu items that contain the descriptors “snack,” “snackable,” or “snacker” have increased by a staggering 170% since 2007 and growth is expected to c...

Fast-food outlets and casual dining chains routinely dream up flashy menu items to build buzz and lure ravenous Americans.   Called “stunt foods,” the edible inventions carry some marketing risk. This spring, KFC’s “Double Down” and IHOP’s “Cheesecake ...

Think of McDonald's and the first thing that pops to mind is a burger — and fries. Think again. The nation's largest fast-food chain is on a multibillion-dollar mission to become a serious beverage juggernaut, too. In the process, it's turning the f...

It was McDonald’s that put the “fast” in fast food, and its speed continues to be a major factor in the iconic restaurant chain’s profits.“One of the things we do very well is to make sure it’s [a new product is] not real until it’s real in the restaur...

On the heels of the buyout news from Rubio’s Restaurants Inc., Keybanc Capital Markets analyst Brad Ludington has offered up three possibly tantalizing meals for the next hungry private-equity firm. Ludington said in a report Wednesday that he is con...

McDonald's Corp. said its strongest monthly U.S. same-store sales increase in some time led to a 4.9-percent jump in global same-store sales for the month of April. McDonald's U.S. same-store sales increased 3.8 percent in April, after registering betw...

McDonald's reportó un incremento de 4.9% en las ventas de abril en restaurantes con más de un año de operaciones, aunque el ritmo de las ventas en Estados Unidos y Europa, sus mayores mercados, se desaceleró respecto de marzo. Las ventas en restaurant...

Frymaster® celebrates 75 years of commercial foodservice equipment innovation and industry leadership. In 1935, the first Frymaster fryer was built by company founder P.F. Ratcliff incorporating cutting edge technologies such as open frypot design, cen...

While another batch of first-quarter results from public restaurant companies offered some signs of an industry turnaround, executives cautioned that obstacles remain on the road to recovery. Improved guest traffic and sales trends were reported last...

Portion sizes give consumers the ok, they demonstrate the “norm”, the accepted amount that most people are eating or are “supposed” to eat.  This may not be intentional - like the larger portion sizes better value message- but many restaurants, especia...

Happy Meal toys and other promotions that come with high-calorie children’s meals will soon be officially banned in parts of Santa Clara County, unless the restaurants meet nutritional guidelines approved Tuesday by the county Board of Supervisors. &...

McDonald’s Corp. reported on Thursday first-quarter earnings growth stemming from same-store sales growth in all areas of the world, which it said was strong in March and continuing through April. “March was a real good month,” Peter Bensen, McDon...

First-quarter reports from public restaurant companies rolled in this week and have highlighted a long-awaited return of guest traffic after nearly two years of eateries losing customers who have been reluctant to spend.Restaurant executives from McDon...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today announced strong results for the first quarter driven by all areas of the world. "McDonald's compelling menu, unmatched convenience and unbeatable value generated another strong quarterly performance,&quot...

McDonald's reportó el miércoles ganancias trimestrales que superaron los pronósticos de los analistas gracias al repunte del mercado estadounidense en marzo y a que las ventas globales mantuvieron el impulso durante abril. Las acciones de la mayor cad...

Restaurant companies releasing first-quarter results in the weeks ahead are expected to report improved sales trends, continued cost controls and a heightened sense that an industry recovery has begun, according to securities analysts.While severe wint...

On many weeknights last year, in the depths of the recession, Tursi’s Latin King restaurant in Des Moines closed one of its three dining rooms and pared its kitchen to a skeleton crew. Now, all three rooms are open on most nights, and the kitchen is b...