Dining
Explore our collection of blogs covering the restaurant space, from QSR to fast casual to full-service concepts. Find data-driven insights and industry updates for a range of leading and emerging brands.
FSR Roundup: Casual and Upscale Dining Thrive
FSRs show resilience in 2025. Casual and upscale dining saw mostly positive YoY visits. Casual dining's per-location growth reflects rightsizing success. Steakhouses and American-style restaurants grew share, while Mexican declined. Strong per-location trends signal industry resilience moving forward.
Beyond the Discount: Can Protein and a "Back to Basics" Approach Re-energize Starbucks?
Starbucks faces stiff competition and flat visit frequency. Its "Back to Starbucks" plan focuses on innovation and experience to boost loyalty. Despite challenges, the brand's core customer base remains stable, positioning it for a potential turnaround through strategic in-store enhancements.
Bahama Breeze’s Bet
Darden is considering ceasing Bahama Breeze operations after 15 closures. Visit data shows consistent YoY declines, with 2025 being particularly challenging. The brand's foot traffic struggles suggest a strategic pivot or more drastic measures may be ahead for the remaining restaurants.
How Limited Service Is Succeeding in 2025
Limited-service dining thrives. Coffee's growth is led by small chains and affluent visitors. Short visits boost coffee and fast-casual. Chicken's share grew, impacting burger chains. The category evolves through diverse strategies, showcasing resilience.
Capturing Diners With Creative Offers: LTO Home Runs in 2025
Chipotle, IHOP, and Jack in the Box used LTOs to drive visits. Chipotle's hockey BOGO surged traffic. IHOP's charity pancake day and Jack in the Box's T-Pain collab boosted visits. These show LTOs' power via local trends, charity, and pop culture.
Darden Restaurants: Raising the Steaks in 2025
Darden Restaurants shows solid 2025 growth. Overall visits outpace per-location gains. Monthly trends were positive. LongHorn Steakhouse leads with value. Both Olive Garden and LongHorn capitalized on Mother's Day. These results highlight Darden's resilience and strong demand.
Jagalchi Food Hall Opens at Serramonte Center and Crowds Follow
Jagalchi Food Hall and Grocery Store, a one-stop destination for Korean eats, opened at Serramonte Center in Daly City, California, recently opened. How have visits to the center shifted since its opening? We took a look at the location analytics to find out.
Can Chili’s Repeat its 2024 Success in 2025?
Chili's enjoyed unprecedented foot traffic success throughout 2024 - and early signs suggest that this momentum is continuing into 2025. We take a look at some of the location analytics for the chain to measure its performance thus far into the year.
Broad Pickins’ for Big Chicken
Big Chicken's moment in the spotlight has been building for the past few years. The surge in chicken offerings has spurred considerable traffic in the fast-casual and quick-service dining sectors.With the year’s midpoint quickly approaching, we took a look at some of the most popular players in the game to see how visits are performing.
