LongHorn Steakhouse

A familiar account, too little told

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 07, 2013

The biggest story from Wednesday’s Global Best Practices Conference is the one that’s not often told, but could soon be. In the meantime, here’s a preview of the industry’s most powerful defense against detractors.

Consumer Trends

Top chains by menu segment for 2017

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 17, 2017

Chains ranking highest in their competitive set deliver more than just good food. They’re winning in all aspects of the dining experience, from service to convenience.

2017 Top 500: Steak

Jun. 08, 2017

The steak category grew sales by 2.9%, to $11.2 billion, and units by 0.7%, to 2,767.

Financing

20 top full-service chains in satisfaction and sales

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 23, 2017

When it comes to restaurant brands, the sales leaders are not always consumers’ favorites for a variety of reasons. Chains best at parlaying customer satisfaction into sales are hard to beat.

Financing

4 takeaways from restaurants’ Q3 earnings season

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 14, 2017

A look at the reports for public companies reveals some definite directional arrows for the industry as a whole.

Financing

At LongHorn, smaller menu yields more sales

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 19, 2017

A “back to basics” approach helps most of Darden’s casual-dining concepts generate sales.

Darden's marching orders

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 17, 2013

The investor pushing for a breakup of Red Lobster and Olive Garden’s parent has released a comprehensive rationale for doing it. Here’s a look at the reasoning and the plan.

Food

5 Southern desserts y’all should know

By Lizzy Freier on Jan. 24, 2017

Sweet fixin's of the South are on the rise on chain restaurant menus.