Industry Trade Publications and Websites
- Use Business Source Complete to find trade publications, articles and reports about the quick service restaurant industry.
- Trade publications are especially useful as they give you an insider's look into the industry.
- Business Source Complete
Provides full text access of more than 3500 journals, trade publications, magazines, company reports, and more, in the disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and more.
Also useful for finding company profiles, industry profiles, and SWOT analysis for companies.
Below are a few trade sites and organizations that provide useful information on the QSR industry. I will add to the list as I discover additional useful links. Note that these links goe to the free websites. We do not subscribe so some reports may be behind a paywall.
- QSR MagazineA good source to check out for news about the industry.
- QSR Web"Thoughtful distillation of industry-wide news covering such topics as menu development and trends, sales and marketing, franchising and growth, technological deployment, brand strategy, government issues, customer experience, labor management, food-safety and design and rebranding strategies"
- Nation's Restaurant News - Quick ServiceArticles about the Quick Service Restaurant industry from a key industry trade publication. Note that Nation's Restaurant News is also available in Business Source Complete.