The Consumer Price Index report for February increased 2.8% year-over-year, compared to 3% in January, showing signs of cooling and driven largely by a 4% drop in airline fares. Despite ...

Suppose you had a time machine and you travelled back to 1940. Not only would you get a snapshot of that momentous season in American history when the nation teetered between an economic ...

Branding is an ongoing journey, but many restaurant operators think of it as a one-time effort — something to check off a list before opening day. The effort put toward branding should never be ...

Global restaurant sensation, Jollibee, recently named "the best fast-food fried chicken" in America by USA TODAY, announced the launch of its first franchising program in the U.S. Best known ...

Dine Brands plans to open a lot more co-branded Applebee’s-IHOP locations. Remote workers may not be happy about returning to offices, but Sweetgreen sure is – and the shift will likely ...

Consumer sentiment fell again in March, after sliding nearly 10% in February, according to the University of Michigan’s latest index released Friday. March numbers measuring consumers' outlook ...

Quick-service restaurants are getting a little a bit saucy. Dallas-based Wingstop Inc. is selling a bottle of its ranch dressing with a year’s supply of refills on eBay; and Miami-based Popeyes ...

The team behind Sabine Café took the pandemic of 2020 as a time to recast their restaurant, and they’ve enjoyed the resulting popularity. Before the pandemic, Sabine Café was for 10 years the ...

Dine Brands International has big plans for its dual-branded IHOP/Applebee’s model this year. The model — which combines Dine’s two flagship brands under one roof and features menu items ...

First Watch Restaurant Group Inc., operator of the daytime café brand, will be increasing marketing in 2025, executives said Monday. The Bradenton, Fla.-based company, which Monday released ...

A battle of the Big Boys is unfolding in Ohio. Frisch’s Big Boy, the owner of the Big Boy brand in the Cincinnati area, is suing Michigan-based Big Boy Restaurant Group for allegedly planning to ...

Former Wendy’s and Chili’s franchisee Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman died Tuesday in Louisville, Ky., after a heart attack. He was 71. The former basketball star suffered a heart attack while ...