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There from the beginning

 By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 19, 2019

A deep dive into the industry’s history sheds light on where we’re going.

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How We Got Here: 1940s

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

The eruption of World War II brought shortages of food, equipment and labor—precisely as demand for meals prepared outside the home soared to 60 million meals per day, triple the prewar level. Some es...

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How We Got Here: 1970s

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

The decade kicked off with an industrywide promotional campaign that would live on for years and whose tagline would ultimately be “borrowed” by the city of Chicago for its tourism promotion efforts: “We’re Glad You’re Here.”

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How We Got Here: 2000s

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

The National Restaurant Association undertook a program to polish the industry’s image.

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How the National Restaurant Association came to be

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

A look back at Day One of the Association and its constituency.

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What does the future hold?

Feb. 01, 2019

Veteran industry leaders weigh in on what they expect next and how it will affect the industry.

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100 years of The National Restaurant Association Show

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 15, 2019

The industry's largest trade show turns a century old. See it evolve through the years.

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Gen Z's favorite chains

Jan. 02, 2019

Gen Z is slowly gaining more spending power, thus is a major consumer base operators should watch.

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America's favorite chains by menu segment

By Sara Rush Wirth on Dec. 28, 2018

These are consumers' favorite brands for each menu type, from bakery cafe to steak.

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Consumers still love chains

By Sara Rush Wirth on Dec. 28, 2018

Despite a movement towards independents, chain restaurants keep driving business.

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