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Consumer Trends

Gen Z’s Favorite Chains

 By Jill Failla on Jan. 17, 2017

Just starting to get their own spending power, Gen Z is now in operators’ sights. Because of their limited budgets, this generation frequents QSRs the most.

PMA’s Silbermann: Produce is Profitable but Daunting

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 21, 2005

Consequently, advises Bryan Silbermann, president of the Produce Marketing Association, Newark, DE, distributors should not undertake half-hearted, impromptu...

Sysco Adds Yowza!! iPhone/iPod Touch App to iCare Portfolio

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 30, 2009

The service eliminates the need for consumers to clip coupons or print out e-mails with promo codes.Users simply show the barcode and digital mobile coupon...

Entrepreneur of the month: Josh Lebowitz

By Joan M. Lang on Apr. 01, 2011

Josh Lebowitz managed and then purchased the two-unit Brother Jimmy’s in 2000. He retooled the concept as the spot for Southern food and hospitality in New York City. The motto: Put Some South in Your Mouth—is the “’cue” that you can get St. Louis-style ribs, Carolina pork and Texas brisket.

Operations

Hot off the panini press

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 01, 2012

To paraphrase the Gershwins, “You say panini, I say panino...” Technically, if you’re making just one of these popular Italian-style grilled sandwiches, it’s a panino; more than one, it’s panini. No matter what you call them, you need a dedicated grill to make a panino or panini the right way.

Green chile time

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 01, 2012

Driving through New Mexico in the fall, you can’t miss the sight and smell of roasting chilies. Big mesh drums fired by propane sit on the side of the...

Food

McDonald’s chef Dan Coudreaut talks trends

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 30, 2013

Restaurant Business had a chance to chat briefly with CIA grad Dan Coudreaut, executive chef and VP of culinary innovation, about what’s happening with McDonald’s menu.

Hoaxster spreads panic after falsely claiming man had come down with Ebola in Burger King

Oct. 13, 2014

A prankster in Spain used social media to spread assertions, backed up with mock newspaper headlines, that the contagion had been traced to a unit of the chain.

Burger King drops soft drinks from kids' meals

Mar. 10, 2015

Like McDonald’s and Wendy’s, the burger chain is no longer featuring the drinks as the default beverages. Kids can still order a sugared drink, but they have to ask for it, just as they can ask for milk.

Consumer Trends

Lunch at lightning speed

By Kelsey Squire on Jul. 30, 2015

The midday meal is seeing a renaissance, NPD Group says, and consumers’ preferences during that daypart are shaping how restaurants deliver.

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