Diners are acutely price-conscious now but their dining preferences may be less strongly determined by promotional or price offers than some operators appear to believe. The NPD Group’s new report, “Defining Value Today: How Consumers Choose to Eat Out,” finds that loyalty keeps many diners returning to their favorite spot no matter what.
Burger King’s Spring Menu for 2013 explodes in literally a dozen directions like fireworks. As BurgerBusiness.com tipped last week, new menu items include a Chipotle Whopper and Donut Holes. But this menu flies all over the board: there are a stuffed beef burger, regular beef burger, turkey and chicken sandwiches plus a chicken wrap. It includes drinks both cold and hot and a snackable dessert. It’s as though Burger King is saying, “Surely there must be something here you’ll like.”
Perhaps so. Here’s the lineup, piece by piece
The American burger chain has taken France’s cherished Camembert cheese and stuck a ‘Mc’ in front of it. What other regional variations has it unleashed on the world
Spending in restaurants, takeaways and cafés has more than doubled (+102%) in the last decade, according to a new report by the Payments Council in the UK
Spending in restaurants, takeaways and cafés has more than doubled (+102%) in the last decade, according to a new report by the Payments Council in the UK
Burger King Worldwide barely had an opportunity to feel good about strong full-year 2012 results that validate last year’s ambitious menu makeover before announcing that it needs to adjust menu/marketing strategies to deal with a slower Q1 2013
A single McDonald’s restaurant in Warilla, Australia, this week began a limited, five-week test of offering dine-in customers food brought to their table served on china, accompanied by glassware and cutlery. According to a story in the Illawarra Mercury, the test has been given the green light by McDonald’s Corp
McDonlad’s recent history show that they have been pretty aggressive at moving the needle at breakfast and at building their breakfast share. They’ve been aggressive with beverages, too. They had blue ocean for awhile with blended-ice [drinks such as frappés] before a lot of people tried to copy what they were doing. And they’re going to continue to work with beverage opportunities.
This Saturday (26th January) is the day that most people are likely to fall off the wagon and break those hard-to-achieve New Year’s Resolutions, according to research by Pizza Hut.
The bad news is that dining occasions are declining among young adults, who traditionally account for the most restaurant business customer traffic. Balancing this is the news that visits by Millennials’ parents and grandparents have been rising
