2026 What’s Hot Culinary Forecast
The 2026 What’s Hot Culinary Forecast offers a sneak peek into the flavors and creative food items that will soon hit menus everywhere.
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Always Ready: Utility Disruptions
Learn how to assess risk, plan ahead, respond during outages, manage insurance, and recover quickly to protect guests and your business. Download your copy today!
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Articles
Workforce staffing: How the right hiring practices drive ROI
April 23, 2026Research finds managers, proper onboarding techniques, and technology, create successful employees. -
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Total restaurant industry sales
April 21, 2026Restaurant sales edged higher in March, despite soaring gas prices -
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Research Insight: Workforce Hiring and Staffing
April 20, 2026Restaurant understaffing hurts sales and service. Learn the real cost of turnover and short staffing, why retention drives ROI, and how technology helps manager efficiency.
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Consumer outlook
April 16, 2026Elevated gasoline prices and a cooling labor market are testing consumer resilience -
Fact Sheets
Restaurant Owner Demographics
April 16, 2026Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Business Survey and Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics programs, this National Restaurant Association Data Brief contains an overview of restaurant owner demographics.
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New Association report provides a demographic profile of restaurant owners
April 16, 2026The accessibility of restaurant ownership across demographic groups illustrates the entrepreneurial opportunities in the industry.