The 2023 Top 500 report, presented by Nation’s Restaurant News in partnership with Datassential, is the premier destination for restaurant leaders interested in benchmarking their success ...

32 trends to watch in 2024 NRN editors and a few outside voices weigh in on what the restaurant industry can expect in the year ahead ...

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News presents the Top 500 biggest restaurants in America, ranked by systemwide sales in the previous fiscal year. This year, we’re using data from our partners ...

How Domino's became a tech company The pizza chain evolved from near bankruptcy into one of the most advanced companies in the restaurant business ...

For nearly five decades, Nation’s Restaurant News has tracked the performance of the industry’s largest chains through its annual Top 200 research. And in most of those years, the data, which ...

In the annual NRN Top 500 report, powered by Datassential, Nation’s Restaurant News breaks down the 500 biggest restaurant chains in the U.S. by systemwide sales, domestic units and average unit ...

A closer look at Boston Market’s slow death After being sold to Rohan Group in 2020, fast-casual restaurant chain Boston Market quietly faded into obscurity until many ongoing lawsuits against ...

The 11 restaurant chains with the best ambianceAs consumers return to in-person dining, ambiance is regaining the importance it held among consumers before the pandemic began. Ambiance is one ...

The wage requirements are accelerating a technological shift.How self-service tech is saving jobs in California’s $20 minimum wage era The wage requirements are accelerating a technological shift.

What else can restaurant operators expect from 2025? NRN’s Ron Ruggless looks deeper into the crystal ball to see which operational and marketing trends the industry might see next year ...

Nation's Restaurant News July 2025 With our third annual 100 Under 100 report, Nation's Restaurant News offers an exclusive look at 100 restaurant concepts with fewer than 100 locations that saw ...

100 Under 100: Emerging restaurant chains that are thriving in the U.S. These brands with fewer than 100 locations have some serious growth momentum.