Operations

The biggest family dining restaurant chains in the U.S.

The family dining sector struggled in 2020, led by IHOP and Denny's, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

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Financing

Why population trends may help, and hurt, restaurants

The Bottom Line: Darden CEO Rick Cardenas told investors this week that demographic trends are shifting in restaurants’ favor. But some demographic trends will be a headwind.

Financing

TGI Friday's closures continue the bar & grill sector's long decline

The Bottom Line: The chain has been struggling in the U.S. for years as domestic consumers shift spending away from traditional bar & grill chains.

Financing

How many Boston Market locations are left? That's a good question

The fast-casual chain appears to have closed at least one-third of its restaurants in 2023, and likely many more as years of decline become a freefall. But how many it has remains a mystery.