Fleming's

Food

4 flavors having a menu moment

Four new flavors dethrone Sriracha to become the fastest-growing menu flavors.

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

Bloomin' Brands said Q4 domestic comps fort Outback and Carrabba's decreased 4.8% and 2.3%, respectively.

Shake up salads with seasonal produce, lighter preps and healthier twists.

The steak category grew sales by 2.9%, to $11.2 billion, and units by 0.7%, to 2,767.

The upscale chain focuses on ambiance as well as offering quality steaks and 100 wines by the glass

A fine-dining chain that serves USDA prime steaks and 100 wines by the glass

Express combines selections from Outback and Carrabba's into a delivery-and-takeout-only format.

A look at the reports for public companies reveals some definite directional arrows for the industry as a whole.

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