Consumer Trends

$28.6 Billion in Federal Aid is Coming to Restaurants
'On-the-Go' Diners are Focus of US Foods’ Summer Scoop Lineup
10 of the Biggest Restaurant Stories of 2020
10 Restaurant Disruptors for the Next Decade
101 North Eatery & Bar Offering No-Contact Curbside Take-Out and Delivery
11 Restaurants Making Bold Moves in 2020
13 Barbecue Joints Worth Making the Trip For
3 Potential Speed Bumps for Restaurants on the Road to Recovery
4.9M DoorDash Users Affected by Data Breach
5 Top Dining-Out Trends for a Post-Pandemic Society
6 Service and Style Products to Improve Your Restaurant
75 Percent of NYC Restaurants Saw Revenue Drop by 50 Percent or More in 2020
80 Percent of Independent Restaurants Aren’t Sure They’ll Survive COVID-19
9 of the Best Foodie Cities in America
A COVID-19 Cure for Restaurants: Reaching Older Diners
A Growing Number of Restaurants Can't Pay Rent
Al Fresco in the Snow? Restaurants Try to Keep Outdoor Dining Alive
America Isn’t Ready to Unmask, At Least Not Yet
Amid COVID, Restaurants Shake Up the Meal Kit Game
An Early Look at How Reopened Restaurants are Faring
Are Grocery Stores Really Safer than Restaurants?
Are Mask Mandates Back on the Table for Restaurants?
Are Restaurants Ready for the Summertime Rush?
As Winter Arrives, Welcome to Restaurant Purgatory
Asian Grill Concept KYU Attracts Global Appeal
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s CEO Looks to June for COVID-19 Breakthrough
Biden: Accept Suitable Job Offer or Lose Unemployment
Bonchon’s Rapid Rise to Fried-Chicken Stardom
Breakfast is Still Going Strong in the Restaurant Industry, Study Says
Buffalo Wild Wings Resurrects Wing Tuesdays
Buffalo Wings & Rings Wants to Break the Chain Perception
C&S Seafood and Oyster Bar-Roswell Permanently Closes
California Could Lift All Restrictions in June
California Nears In-Person Dining Ban
California Shuts Down Indoor Dining Across Most of the State
California Shuts Indoor Dining Again
Cameron Mitchell Ceases Operations, Furloughs 4,500 Employees
Can Casual Dining’s Biggest Brands Recapture their Soul?
Can the Mid-Priced Restaurant Survive COVID-19?
Can You Really Use CBD at Your Restaurant?
Carrabba’s Evolution is All About Customer Experience
Casual Dining Looks to Fast Food for Survival Tactics
Casual Dining Outpaces Industry, but is an Economic Slowdown Coming?
CDC Guidelines to Open Your Restaurant or Bar
CDC: Fully Vaccinated People Should Wear Masks Indoors in Certain Areas
Challenged by COVID, TGI Fridays Fights its Way Back
Cheese Isn't Slowing Down on Restaurant Menus
Chicago Closes Indoor Dining as COVID Spikes Across the State
Chicago Files Lawsuit Accusing DoorDash, Grubhub of 'Deceptive and Unfair' Tactics
Chinese Restaurants Feel the Pain of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Close to 20,000 Restaurants Have Permanently Closed Since COVID
Coast Packing Company President Ron Gustafson Passes Away
Commander’s Palace, and the ‘Spirit of Hospitality’ After COVID-19
Consumer Interest in Dining Out is Returning to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Consumers Big Fans of Ordering Delivery During Summer Games
Cornerstone Restaurant Group Names Mitch Langeler Chief People Officer
Coronavirus a Year Later: 12 Restaurant Leaders Look Back
Coronavirus Has Arrived. What Should Your Restaurant Do?
COVID Half a Year Later: What’s the State of the Restaurant Industry?
COVID Restaurant Survival Starts with a Localized Digital Presence
COVID-19 Fallout: The New Way of the Buffet
COVID-19 for Restaurants: What’s Working and What Will Become Part of the New Normal
Creating Customer Connections That Stick
Customers Clamoring for Restaurant Gift Cards, Study Says
Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group Closes Dining Rooms
Danny Meyer’s Union Square to Allow Tipping Once Again
David Cooley Adds Another Concept to His Famed Bar
Design Goal No. 1 for Restaurants Today: Create a Safe Dining Room
Don’t Give Up on the Restaurant Recovery Just Yet
DoorDash Opens a Shared Commissary Kitchen
Drive Shack Opens in West Palm Beach
Everything Restaurants Need to Survive the COVID-19 Crisis
Everything You Need to Know Before Reopening Your Restaurant
Falling Guests Counts is a Trend Restaurants Can't Escape
FDA Temporarily Lifts Nutrition-Labeling Regulations for Restaurants
Fine Dining Faces an Uphill Battle Ahead
Fine-Dining Restaurants Adjust to a Brave New World
First Watch Rises to the Top of Casual Dining
Florida Removes COVID Restrictions on Restaurants
Four Months Into COVID: More Uncertainty than Ever for Restaurants
FSR 50: America’s Top 50 Emerging Restaurant Chains
Full-Service Breakfast Isn't Confined to Dine-In Anymore
Full-Service Restaurant Sales Drop 74 Percent in Five Days
Full-Service Restaurant Spend Falls Below 5 Percent, Report Says
Full-Service Restaurants Embrace Off-Premises Menu Innovation
Georgia Restaurants See a Sales Spike from Reopenings
Georgia to Reopen Restaurant Dining Rooms on April 27
Global Study: Trust in Restaurants Remains High
Golden Corral Employees are Washing Hands Every 20 Minutes
Goodbye ‘New Normal.’ These Restaurant Trends Will Change Everything (Again)
Guest Traffic Remains a Familiar Foe for Restaurants
Has Congress Failed Independent Restaurants?
Has COVID-19 Ended the ‘Live-to-Eat Society?’
How a Madison Restaurant Group Keeps Up with the City’s Hot Dining Scene
How Customers Want Restaurants to Respond to the Racial Crisis
How Restaurants Can Hook Holiday Shoppers, Even During COVID-19
How Reviews are Transforming Restaurant Marketing
How Three Restaurants are Making the Most of Outdoor Dining
How to Design a Menu to Meet Delivery Demands
How to Gain Better Feedback from Restaurant Guests
How to Market Drinks to Gen Z Consumers
Huddle House CEO: Ghost Kitchens to Rise as Brick and Mortar Fades
In a Possible Restaurant Recession, Employee Value Proposition Will Rule
In Light of Coronavirus, Grubhub to Suspend Commission Payments for Independents
In Which Cities are Restaurants Recovering the Fastest?
Independent Restaurants: New $900 Billion Stimulus ‘Falls Woefully Short’
Indiana to Remove Capacity Restrictions Saturday
Inside Dave & Buster’s Customer-Centric Revitalization
Inside the Chicago Restaurant World's Fight to Survive a Pandemic
Introducing the Diner Code of Conduct for a COVID-19 World
Iron Hill Brewery Launches Fast Casual Concept
Is the Traditional Dining Experience Dead?
It Will Take Years for the Restaurant Industry to Recover
Italian Restaurants Face a Chilling Effect from Tariffs
It’s Not Restaurants Customers Fear. It’s Other People
Jennifer Lopez and A-Rod Launch Meal Kit at Walmart
Join the Discussion: Why Breakfast Isn't Dead
Jon Taffer, Yelp Lock Horns Over Review Policies
Judge Rules Against L.A. County’s Outdoor Dining Ban, but State Restrictions Remain
Keeping Track of States Reopening Dine-In Service
Keeping Track of States Shutting Down Dine-In Service Due to COVID-19
Kitchen United Opens New Facility in Austin
L.A. Judge Asks to See Evidence for Outdoor Dining Ban
Lawry’s: We’re Not an Old, Stuffy Steakhouse
Louisville Restaurants to Begin In-Person Dining
Main Event Remains Eatertainment's 'Progressive Innovator'
Making it Through the Winter, from the Perspective of a Restaurant Owner
Miami Closes Dining Rooms Due to Rising Caseloads
Michelin Reveals 10 New Starred Restaurants in New York City
More Restaurants are Paying Rent, Study Shows
Multiple States Close Indoor Dining as COVID Spikes
Multiple States Order Restaurants to Close Dining Rooms
National Restaurant Association Releases Multi-Step Blueprint for Rebuilding
National Restaurant Association Releases Updated COVID Operating Guidance
National Restaurant Association, NRAEF Name 2020 Boards
Navigating the Coronavirus Crisis
Nearly 40 Percent of Restaurants Couldn't Cover June Rent
New Orleans Mandates Vaccination, Negative Test for Indoor Dining
New York City to Halt Indoor Dining on Monday
New York City to Require Vaccinations to Dine Indoors
New York Cuts Capacity for Restaurants as Coronavirus Concerns Mount
New York Opens Indoor Dining to More Areas
New York Sets Curfew for Restaurants
New York to Lift Capacity Restrictions on May 19
No Matter What Side You’re On, the 2020 Presidential Election Matters for Restaurants
NPD: Solo Diners on the Rise
NYC Could Open Indoor Dining on Valentine’s Day
NYC Indoor Dining to Return September 30
NYC Operators File Lawsuit to Stop Vaccine Mandate
NYC Restaurants in COVID Hotspots See More Restrictions