Leader Insights

Denny’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion has led to community-driven initiatives and collaborations with grassroots leaders.

For Denny’s, Diversity is About More than Checking Boxes

In a career spanning more than 25 years, April Kelly-Drummond has watched Denny’s implement major changes in the areas of diversity and equity.

15 Messages of Hope from Restaurant Leaders

Chefs, restaurateurs, and other industry leaders share their thoughts, words of wisdom, and hopes for 2021.

8 Restaurant Experts Predict 2021 Trends

What can we expect following a year unlike any other for restaurants?

Jon Taffer’s 4-Point Plan to Save the Restaurant Industry

For the past nine months, restaurants—arguably the hardest-hit industry during the pandemic—have pleaded with Congress to provide assistance.

After Sales Dropped 86 Percent Overnight, How One Restaurateur Adapted to Survive

James J. King treated COVID-19 as a catalyst to reinvent his restaurant group, Titan Hospitality.

Making it Through the Winter, from the Perspective of a Restaurant Owner

In fall, the National Restaurant Association reported that nearly one in six restaurants (representing nearly

How Can Restaurants Reach Guests During a Pandemic? Start with Review Sites

In early October, Tripadvisor launched a Menu Connect feature that enabled restaurants to publish, update, and mange menu and business information across a network of sites. Why was this so vital? ...

Inspired by COVID Challenges, Shari’s Revamps Behind the Scenes

For restaurants, the responses to COVID-19 have centered almost entirely around consumer-facing services like curbside pickup, repurposed parking lots, and contactless payment systems. ...

Danny Trejo: The Restaurant Industry's Next Action Hero

Tough guy. Rebel. Villain. Hero. Badass. These are roles that actor Danny Trejo has donned in a career spanning nearly four decades.

Anthony Zaller Elected Chair of the Board of Directors for California Restaurant Association Foundation

Anthony Zaller was recently elected Chair of the Board of Directors for the California Restaurant Association Foundation (CRAF), a non-profit that invests in and empowers California's restaurant wo ...