BOSTON (CBS) - A growing number of tech startups in the Boston area work in the realm of connecting restaurants and diners, with the goal of proving that dinner out (or ordered in) can be a little bit ...

DANBURY -- Bougainvillea and ficus trees add the ambiance of a Venetian villa for patrons in the atrium at Della Francesca Restaurant. Owner/executive chef Johnney Rugovac had murals of Venetian canal ...

Staying one step ahead of the competition in the hypercompetitive restaurant industry requires more than simply tinkering with the menu. Serving tasty food doesn’t do much good if customers don’t stay ...

Consumers are all-in on dining out. Nearly half of people in the U.S. and Canada are dining out at least once per week or more now, and 78 percent are going out at least once per month. In spite of a ...

Candle-lit restaurants have an enjoyable ambience, but sitting in an especially dark corner might sway your judgement when you're out to eat. According to new research in the Journal of Marketing ...

September brought mixed results for restaurants. On one hand, the 6.1% sales growth for the month was a 0.4% improvement from August. On the other hand, the industry was unable to return to the strong ...