Restaurant Business

Mei Mei in Boston opens its books to the public to show, dollar for dollar, what it takes to run a successful restaurant, from staff wages to merch... (2020)

Sweetgreen’s fast-casual $15 salads have a cult following. But even as the salad chain has sold millions of these bowls to its customers, net profi... (2023)

The coffee shop has long been synonymous with Canada, but bad press and changing tastes have hurt it – and then there was the poop incident (2018)

Chick-fil-A has built its rapid growth on the popularity of its chicken sandwich. But its unconventional approach to business has helped make it th... (2022)

It’s all about process. "The restaurant industry is notorious for being competitive, risky, and low-margin. This is no less true for the world’s... (2018)

"We closed Renard down more than nine months ago, but every night (and often early in the morning), first thing after waking up, I lie there and wr... (2017)

New York Times, 2017: "After years of explosive growth, there is a glut of fast-food and casual restaurants, industry experts say. Sales are slump... (2017)

I was a corporate restaurant consultant. Here’s how the sausage gets made... (2018)

State StatisticsState of Restaurant SustainabilityWhat’s Hot Culinary ForecastState of the Industry 2017Facts at a Glance... (2018)

A brief history of Chipotle, and how the chain’s 1,200 calories of edible brick became the most ubiquitous Mexican meal in America. (2019)

Here are some ways restaurants use their menus to influence what you’re having for dinner. (2016)

Is it possible to out-eat the price you pay for an all-you-can-eat buffet? How do these places make money in this situation? (2020)

Why Old Country Buffet, Souplantation, Ponderosa, and even Golden Corral have struggled for the past decade. "There were, at one point, 305 Pond... (2019)

Seth Godin's Blog on marketing, tribes and respect A study of behavior at breakfast buffets showed that the first item in the buffet was taken b... (2020)