Today, health-focused consumers demand more nutritional food from quick-service restaurants than ever before, and offering foods that consumers see as healthy can help brands drive sales. Nielsen’s 2015 Global Health and Wellness Survey reports that 88 percent of participants said they were willing to pay more for healthier foods. (QSR)
Read MoreChili’s Grill & Bar is putting renewed emphasis on increasing traffic in the lunch daypart, which has been challenged in casual dining amid fast-casual competition, executives at parent Brinker International Inc. said Tuesday. (Nation’s Restaurant News)
Read MoreBurger King was an early trailblazer in the fast-food delivery movement. But its initial foray turned out to be a premature one. (QSR)
Read MoreAfter three years of research and development, Dana Kalczak and her team at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts came up with something new for visitors: increased guest control over room lighting. “It helped us from an efficiency standpoint,” said Kalczak, the company’s vice president of design. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Read MoreDine Brands, the parent of IHOP and Applebee’s, competes in a casual dining arena that’s grown more competitive, and edgier new ads and monthly specials have helped the brands stand apart, said CEO Steve Joyce. The efforts have won over millennials, and about half the chains’ customers are under 34. (Nation’s Restaurant News)
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