Frequent Customers
Six years after the start of the “Great Recession”, Hudson Riehle, senior VP, Research & Knowledge Group, the National Restaurant Association, confirms what operators intuitively understand:...
View ArticleTalking About Our Generations: Gen Xers
Members of a generation share life experiences – things like pop culture, economic conditions, world events, politics, and technologies – that shape them collectively. As a result, they tend to develop...
View ArticleRecognizing Good Neighbors
Fifteen years ago, to promote and highlight restaurants’ support of their communities, American Express joined with the National Restaurant Association to create the Restaurant Neighbor Awards....
View ArticleGood Causes and Effects
Restaurateurs are naturally generous. According to National Restaurant Association research, close to 95% are involved in some kind of community service – in spite of thin profit margins and demands on...
View ArticleHot Menu Trends for 2014
Local topped the list again in the National Restaurant Association’s “What’s Hot” chefs’ survey of food and menu trends. Looking to 2014, locally-sourced meats and seafood and locally-grown produce...
View ArticleTrends to Watch 2014
Hudson Riehle, Senior VP, Research & Knowledge Group, National Restaurant Association, predicts that the OPERATING ENVIRONMENT FOR RESTAURANTS in 2014 will continue on the same positive – but...
View ArticleBusiness Building Ideas
With information from surveys of operators and consumers, the National Restaurant Association’s 2014 Restaurant Industry Forecast points out opportunities for operators to build business, including:...
View ArticleMinimum Wage Momentum
As most restaurateurs are aware, bills have been introduced in the House and Senate to dramatically increase the federal minimum wage. The Fair Minimum Wage Act would increase the federal minimum wage...
View ArticleGet in the Travel Business
There’s a notable bright spot for the economy, and restaurants will be among the principal beneficiaries, according to Hudson Riehle, Senior VP, Research & Knowledge Group, National Restaurant...
View ArticleLearning from the NRA Show
The National Restaurant Association recently hosted its 95th annual hospitality trade show, attended by more than 60,000. According to the NRA, a total of 2,168 exhibitors covered more than 612,000...
View ArticleFacebook Dominates
The National Restaurant Association’s 2014 Restaurant Industry Forecast includes interesting information about the rise of digital marketing, including social networks’ adoption by consumers and...
View ArticleStep-By-Step Sustainability
Wherever operators are along the path to sustainability – from getting started to refining existing programs and/or expanding efforts – the National Restaurant Association’s recently relaunched...
View ArticleACA Update for 2015
While it may seem that much of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is still in flux, Michelle Neblett, Senior Director, Labor & Workforce Policy, National Restaurant Association, cautions this is not the...
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