In 1968, when the first Red Lobster opened in Lakeland, Fla., it was a pretty big deal for a restaurant to offer so much fresh seafood. While the interior was a bit on the dark side – and the wait for ...

There have been some think pieces recently opining that Americans have “lost their appetite” for casual dining, pointing to several tough quarters in which segment stalwarts such as Hooters, TGI ...

The Numbers Don't Lie About This Movement When we talk about casual gourmet dining taking off, we're not just throwing around buzzwords here. 1%, and that's some serious growth that makes even the ...

Your dining room can become a boring, unused space if you're not careful. Too many of us seem to think having a formal dining room means it has to be furnished with traditional, matching furniture.

Red Lobster, Buca di Beppo, Roti, BurgerFi, now TGI Fridays and more: 2024 has been a year full of once-popular, casual dining chain bankruptcies, and industry experts are pointing to two main trends ...

Texas Roadhouse has replaced Olive Garden as America’s top casual dining chain. The two chains were followed by Chili’s, Applebee’s and Buffalo Wild Wings. Olive Garden had held the title since 2018, ...

While the broader market surges to all-time highs, several once-dominant groups are being left behind. Large-cap software, footwear, and casual dining have been unable to keep pace. High-profile names ...

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