Imagine ordering food delivery from an app and then 20 minutes later, hearing a buzzing drone outside your home. The drone deposits your order into a smart mailbox that keeps your dinner at the ...

“Experience” has become a popular buzzword in the restaurant industry as brands look to differentiate their concepts in an effort to win over customers. But where some brands claim ...

Starbucks has reduced prices on 20 beverage items in China, its second-largest market. The coffee giant lowered costs for Frappuccinos, iced shaken teas, and tea latte beverages by between 2-6 ...

Starbucks is expanding its in-store management in North America with the addition of at least one full-time assistant manager at each restaurant, chief partner officer Sara Kelly told an audience ...

Popeyes’ fires first shot in chicken wrap wars, Sweetgreen seasons things up, and Dave’s gets the big money Popeyes’ fires first shot in chicken wrap wars, Sweetgreen seasons things up, and ...

As restaurants across much of the summer slide into their busiest season, the National Restaurant Association is forecasting an additional 490,000 summer jobs added to their payrolls. The ...

Is White Castle reigniting the chicken sandwich wars? The quick-service chain’s vice president of marketing and public relations, Jamie Richardson, said that White Castle will soon be debuting a ...

Irvine, Calif.-based burger chain In-N-Out confirmed that the company is making several changes to its ingredient sourcing policies, including the removal of artificial food coloring from its pink ...

Sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” in his book The Great Good Place, published in 1989. Starbucks unquestionably mainstreamed the idea of having a physical place that ...

There are several consumer signals flashing red right now, indicating that Americans are feeling pessimistic about the current (and future) state of the economy. Perhaps the most urgent signal is ...

Traffic challenges continued in the restaurant industry in the first quarter, driven by consumer uncertainty, according to the Q1 2025 Technomic Consumer and Operator Outlook. Lori Rakoczy ...

About 12.5 million people are employed at eating and drinking places in the United States. Combined with an additional 3.2 million foodservice jobs in other sectors such as healthcare ...