U.S. Restaurant Industry - Largest U.S. Restaurant Chains Facts & News

This is a complete index of the most current menus for the largest U.S. restaurant chains including Subway, Applebees, Taco Bell, McDonald's, Olive Garden, Burger King, Wendy's, and Chili's restaurant menus. Find the current menu items and menu item descriptions for all the popular U.S. restaurants here.

What is the largest pizza restaurants in the U.S.? Find a complete list of the largest U.S. retail industry pizza restaurant chains here along with their rankings for 2008, 2009, and 2010 and compare it to the rankings of other major restaurants specializing in retail pizza sales.

Get a complete list of publicly traded U.S. retail multi-store restaurant chains and their stock symbols here.

Get the results of the latest Zagat survey which named the "best" restaurant chains in the U.S. retail restaurant industry. Find out which U.S. restaurants were named the best fast food, full service, and quick refreshment restaurants according to restaurant diners.

Get the results of the latest Zagat survey which named the "best" restaurant chains in the U.S. retail restaurant industry. Find out which U.S. restaurants were named the best fast food, full service, and quick refreshment restaurants according to restaurant diners.

Find out what restaurant operators throughout the U.S. think about the present conditions and future outlook for the retail restaurant industry. Similar to the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey, the National Restaurant Association measures the optimism and pessimism of restaurant leaders in this Restaurant Performance Index.

This is a list of restaurants that have been designated as "emerging" because of the rapid growth of their chains. Find out which relatively unknown restaurant chains are on a fast track to national expansion and restaurant notoriety in this list.

This is a list of the steak restaurant chains that were forced into bankruptcy when frugal U.S. consumers shunned luxury during the recession. As consumers started eating in and trading down with their restaurant choices, the steak restaurant category had a particularly high number of bankrupt casualties. Find out which steak restaurants didn't survive recession cutbacks in this list.

Find out how a low-priced restaurant chain maintains high service standards with a non-negotiable list of customer experience guidelines. This is an article about an unexpectedly good Waffle House experience and the employee motivation that made it happen.

This is a list of the top U.S. restaurant franchises, according to the most recent annual Entrepreneur Magazine Franchise 500 and the Franchise Times Franchise 200 lists. Find the difference in criteria used to determine each "best restaurant" on the lists, and discover which franchise chains have been designated as the "top" franchises for multiple years.

Birthday Club freebies are emerging as a strong and common promotional tool for U.S. retail restaurants. This is a list of the major U.S. restaurant chains that help customers celebrate their birthdays with freebies, gifts, discounts, and specials.