March 2018

Bloomin’ Brands CEO Liz Smith called the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 “an excellent finish” to the year for the company’s concepts, especially its flagship—Outback Steakhouse.

Even as a kid, Jason Smith loved going to restaurants. After a long car ride with his dad from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Raleigh, they’d stop to get something to eat.

In many businesses—perhaps best exemplified by Amazon—artificial intelligence and data analytics are driving the way to capture audience and boost revenue.

Meet the growing demand for seasonable, shareable mocktails with this sublime blend of Red Diamond's Tropical Temptations Blackberry Tea and grenadine.

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar announced Steve Levigne has joined its growing executive team as vice president of insights and analytics.

I don’t know what I expected as a Kentuckian traveling in bourbon country, but I liked what I found in Chef Newman Miller, the co-owner and partner at the Harrison-Smith House restaurant ...

“It’s the wine everyone loves, but they don’t know they love it yet,” says Keri Levens, wine director at Chefs Club in New York.

Chef Luca Annunziata had some last-minute advice for his mentee Sarah Rountree.

Editor’s note: This is the latest monthly column with Rom Krupp, the founder and CEO of Marketing Vitals, an analytics software helping restaurants of all shapes and sizes.

Darden’s total sales lifted 13.3 percent to $2.13 billion in the third quarter, offering another positive chapter in what’s been a robust fiscal 2018 to date.