The first reason to focus on technology in 2026 is simple. Restaurant margin protection has become an operational technology ...

Editor’s note: Nation’s Restaurant News is excited to partner with Belle Communication to launch The Influencer Insider, a new content series highlighting social media influencers and how their ...

Twenty years ago, my grandmother did something that would change my life — and ultimately yours as well. She sent a text message placing her coffee order to Koffee Too, a small café in New Haven, Conn ...

Food prices and labor costs likely will remain the largest expenses of running a restaurant. For most restaurants, credit card swipe fees have become the third-largest operating expense, just behind ...

Five years ago, a global pandemic upended restaurants. Now, the business of dining is focused on the future, introducing new experiences, new technology, and new models that challenge our notion of ...

In today's day and age, if you're not playing the marketing game, your restaurant is likely out of touch. From local online ads to geofencing and social media, there are a myriad of restaurant ...

AI is already showing up to help restaurant guests. It answers the phones, works the back office, and helps with marketing efforts. Eventually, it’ll show up during table service. Plenty of ...

BROOKLYN, NY. — Expect to see global flavors continue to influence menu trends, artificial intelligence use to alter dishes and menus, and protein and GLP-1 drugs reshape restaurant offerings in 2026.

Many aspects of commercial leasing are complex—but restaurant leases are an especially unique dish for restaurant counsel to serve up. Counsel to restaurants must be aware of key operational and ...

Unfortunately, workplace accidents in the restaurant industry are all too common. Research shows that between 2010 and 2020, more than 169,600 unique accidents occurred in food service—accounting for ...