P.F. Chang's

4 ways to make veggies shine

By Lizzy Freier on Sep. 30, 2016

With flexitarian diets in vogue, operators must make their veggie offerings stand out.

P.F. Chang's tells its brand story

By Lizzy Freier on Nov. 14, 2016

Consumer research told P.F. Chang’s China Bistro that its diners didn’t know what was going on in the kitchen. Its new Farm to Wok campaign was designed to shed light.

Pei Wei has a new CEO

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 21, 2017

Former NPC COO John Hedrick quietly joined the chain last month.

Top 500 Chains

P.F. Chang's China Bistro

Jun. 12, 2017

The contemporary Asian concept added a happy hour with $6 small plates and $5 dim sum

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.

Consumer Trends

Customers’ most-craved seafood

By Lizzy Freier on Dec. 21, 2017

See which 10 chains are winning with seafood that consumers say they can’t get anywhere else.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

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