Nation's Restaurant News

Nation's Restaurant News
Screenshot of the website in February 2025
FrequencyBi-weekly
Circulation60,544
Founded1967 (1967)
CompanyInforma plc
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.nrn.com
ISSN0028-0518

Nation's Restaurant News (NRN) is an American trade publication, founded in 1967 by Lebhar-Friedman to cover the restaurant industry.[1] Michael Whiteman was the founding editor.[2]

In 2010, Penton Media purchased the publication in order to form a group of media properties to cover the broader food service industry.[3] Six years later, Penton was sold to Informa for $1.6 billion.[4] As of 2023, Nation's Restaurant News was owned by Informa.[5]

Nation's Restaurant News is published bi-weekly, with an online portal that launched in 1996.[6]

Nation's Restaurant News reports a monthly print readership of more than 66,000 subscribers, while its website attracts an average of 660,000 users per month. The publication also maintains a substantial readership of over 90,000 subscribers for its flagship E-Newsletter.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nation's restaurant news the weekly newspaper of the food service industry. - ECU Libraries Catalog". librarycatalog.ecu.edu. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Four Seasons bids farewell". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Penton Buys Restaurant Magazine". Supermarket News. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  4. ↑ "U.K.'s Informa Agrees to Buy Aviation Week Publisher Penton for $1.6 Billion". adage.com. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ "FM parent company Informa acquires Winsight, owner of National Restaurant Association Show". FoodService Director. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Nation's Restaurant News Launches NRN Online: Internet Version of Foodservice Industry's Premier News Publication". NRN Press Release. Business Wire. August 6, 1996. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Advertise with Nation's Restaurant News". Restaurant & Food Group by Informa Connect. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Detail ~ BEST MEDIA BRAND (OVERALL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE) ~ Brand revenue with more than $7,000,000". SIIA. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  9. ↑ "About Nation's Restaurant News | Nation's Restaurant News". www.nrn.com. Retrieved February 8, 2024.