This is part of Nation’s Restaurant News’ annual Second 100 report, a proprietary census ranking restaurant brands Nos. 101-200 by U.S. systemwide sales and other data. This special report focuses on a smaller, more growth-oriented universe than the Top 100 report....

Former O’Charley’s executive to lead operational efficiencies as chain expands Family-dining chain Black Bear Diner has named Tim Kaliher to the newly created position of chief operating officer, the Redding, Calif.-based company told Nation’s Restaurant...

THIS CALIFORNIA-BORN CONCEPT SERVES HOME-STYLE MEALS WHILE BUILDING A ROBUST SYSTEM AND EXPANDING INTO NEW REGIONS. By Karon Warren, January 2017 Twenty-one years ago in Mount Shasta, California, Black Bear Diner opened its doors with the goal of being a small...

Development Growing a traditional, family dining franchise is not without challenges in the current environment, which seems partial to smaller, Millennial-friendly, fast-casual concepts. But Redding, Calif.–based Black Bear Diner continues to prove that distinctive,...