Rick Zambrano is the editor of Eatery Pulse Network publications. He has nearly two decades in food businesses, and has experience in menu analysis, menu rollout support, consulting, financial analysis, video marketing and research. As a thought leader specialized in the areas of menu analysis and restaurant trends, his insights appear in research reports, foodservice magazines and business periodicals. He is also the producer of Swizzle Chill TV.
Franchise-centric restaurant company also realigns brands, adding management layer Focus Brands promoted four new executives and hired two new leaders as part of a strengthening of its leadership team, as […]
‘Restaurant Revival’ is multifaceted campaign to support recovery In a new ad aimed at bringing back diners to the sights and sounds associated with dining out, the National Restaurant Association […]
As order-ahead becomes increasingly popular, Taco Bell readies new format Taco Bell introduced a new design concept, unveiling the Taco Bell Go Mobile restaurant, which adapts the chain to recent […]
Experts, operators weigh in on the future that lies ahead Design will play a defining role in the restaurant industry’s next chapter. The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced layout themes that […]
Next year’s industry sales will remain shy of 2019 levels, however Technomic has revised its U.S. foodservice industry sales forecast for 2020 and 2021 taking into consideration the many facets […]
COVID-19 accelerates delivery adoption, demand The current pandemic has infused momentum into restaurant delivery. At the beginning of the pandemic, 32 percent of consumers indicated that they had ordered delivery […]
Off-premises business boosts North Italia, Cheesecake Factory restaurants The Cheesecake Factory continues to reopen its restaurants, both for indoor and outdoor-only dining, as it seeks to recapture sales during the […]
Restaurant operators may benefit from new pricing strategies Customers are open to delivery charges as long as they are fair, according to new research. As many restaurant concepts have turned […]
Order-ahead pickup now accounts for more than 25 percent of sales Chipotle Mexican Grill has been leveraging its digital channel to recapture sales to last year’s level, according to the […]
ROAR version of kitchen robot, AI headed to century-old burger chain Flippy is on a rail, and on a roll as it ROARs (Robot-on-a-Rail) into the future of White Castle […]
National Restaurant Association provides employment update According to a report from the National Restaurant Association, the restaurant industry added back another 1.5M jobs in June in its eating and drinking […]
May sales $27B lower than expected as only 16 percent of consumers dined on-premises According to an economic update from the National Restaurant Industry, restaurant sales tallied in April were […]
