• Hot Chocolate: Four Creative Menu Ideas

  By Allison Perlik, Senior Editor, February 9, 2010
  Diners seek cold-weather comfort in steaming sips of sweet, smooth hot chocolate. Find menu inspiration in these four out-of-the-ordinary approaches.  More

• New American Diner Study: Families with Kids

  Allison Perlik, Senior Editor, February 4, 2010
  Why should operators target consumers who have kids? Not only are they more likely to have purchased meals from restaurants in the past year—94% have done so, compared with 84.5% of consumers without kids—but also they do it more often, patronizing restaurants 2.86 times a week compared with 2.  More

• Association for Healthcare Foodservice Announces Vision and Mission Statements and Core Values

  February 2, 2010
  The organization supports self-operated foodservice providers in the healthcare industry.  More

• Compass Group Integrates Kimco Corp. and Eurest Services

  February 2, 2010
  The unified organization will serve clients with a wider range of facilities solutions and locations.  More

• Who is the New American Diner?

  Kelly Smith Killian, Editor-in-Chief, January 1, 2010
  Consumers generally have high regard for restaurants and what they deliver, but the economy continues to shape their views and behavior. R&I's 2010 New American Diner Study shares insights into what today's diners really want from restaurant experiences.  More

• Special Report: The New American Diner

  The Editors, January 28, 2010
  Consumers' declining restaurant visits appear to have bottomed out. R&I's 2010 New American Diner Study uncovers new opportunities for operators to engage consumers.  More

• California Pizza Kitchen Opens at Stony Brook University

  January 26, 2010
  The new quick-service location is the second opened by CPK franchise partner Lackmann Culinary Services.  More

• Technomic Lowers 2010 Restaurant-Industry Forecast

  January 25, 2010
  The Chicago-based research firm now expects industry sales to decline 1.6%.  More

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