December 2011

When I dine out, I really love to read and evaluate the menu.

Martin O’Dowd runs Hurricane Grill & Wings, an emerging casual-dining brand of 47 stores across eight states. Since early 2009, O’Dowd’s witnessed consumers increasingly let loose. ...

Restaurants can make money at both ends of the meal by serving hot drinks as bookends to the food.

Get ready for more of the same.Financial analysts, consultants and restaurant operators alike seem to agree that 2012 is shaping up to look a lot like its predecessor year.