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Restaurant Chain Growth Report 4/18/17

Repeat Growers Concepts previously written about in the past 18 months. Redding, CA-based BLACK BEAR DINER (founded 1995) has increased by 14 units, from 79 to 93 (17% growth). These family/casual diners are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a $6-$15+ per...

Street Talk: Operators Share Points of View

Doug Branigan, Bruce Dean, Robin Yoshimura Black Bear Diner What’s a current trend you find will benefit your business? Breakfast all day. We’ve done it for 20 years, but now its being talked about. What is a potential threat to your particular line of work, and what...

Black Bear Diner Blossoms Into a National Favorite

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...