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Is Sustainability the Future of the Restaurant Supply Chain?

Study: 29 Percent Say its Cheaper to Order from Restaurants

In the midst of inflation, soaring energy and food costs and talks of a potential recession, restaurant meals remain a staple in consumer diets. On average, 40% of individual or family food budgets is spent on restaurants each month, according to Popmenu’s nationwide survey of 1,002 consumers in May 2022. When ordering online, one-third (33%) […]

Coffee Chains Brace for their Latest Challenge—Inflation

Restaurant Menu Price Inflation Raises to Another Level

Starbucks Launches New Plan to Improve Guest and Employee Experiences

Here We Go Again: Inflation, Recession, and Old Lessons Learned

Just Salad Wants the World to ‘Eat With Purpose’

5 Bold Predictions for the Off-Premises Restaurant Category

C-Stores Look to Threaten Restaurant Share Once Again

Chick-fil-A Has the Most Satisfied Customers, Report Says

Is a Recession Coming for Restaurants?

Survey Finds Customers Want More Fun in Marketing Campaigns

BML Public Relations + Digital, a national, award-winning public relations agency specializing in earned, social + digital media for consumer, B2B + corporate communications clients, today announced the results of a new nationwide survey uncovering the temperature of fun in brand marketing, how it factors into purchasing decisions, and the types of news stories consumers seek […]

Fast-Food Brands Brave the NFT World

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Restaurant Industry’s Sales Recovery Slows in May

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How Restaurants are Dealing with Continued Inflation

Restaurant Menu Price Inflation Keeps Growing

8 Trends in Social Impact for Quick-Service Restaurants

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What’s Fueling the Pizza Industry’s Critical Driver Shortage?

Report: Rising Prices Slow Restaurant Recovery in April

Food inflation and rising costs have increased the price of a foodservice meal over the past few years, up 9% in April compared to April 2019, contributing to a 4% decline in consumer visits to U.S. restaurants this April compared to a year ago, reports The NPD Group. Restaurant traffic in April was 11% below […]

Study: One-Third of Restaurant Guests Trading Down Due to Inflation

Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services provider in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, released its sixth edition of The Why? Behind the Dine, a research report providing foodservice-specific insight bolstered by the expertise of its CORE Foodservice division. Acosta’s findings show that while most consumers (54 percent) are dining out less often […]