Nation's Restaurant News

{{Short description|American trade publication}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox magazine

| title = Nation's Restaurant News

| logo = File:Nation's Restaurant News logo (2025).svg

| image_file = Nation's Restaurant News website screenshot (2025-02-14).webp

| image_caption = Screenshot of the website in February 2025

| frequency = Bi-weekly

| founded = {{start date and age|1967}}

| company = Informa plc

| country = United States

| based = New York City

| language = English

| circulation = 60,544

| issn = 0028-0518

| website = {{URL|http://www.nrn.com}}

}}

Nation's Restaurant News (NRN) is an American trade publication, founded in 1967.{{cite web

| url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/LebharFriedman-Inc-Company-History.html

| title=Lebhar-Friedman, Inc. History

| publisher=Funding Universe

| access-date=2017-06-04}} NRN covers the foodservice industry, including restaurants, restaurant chains, operations, marketing, and events. It is owned by Informa (who acquired Penton Media on November 2, 2016, who earlier purchased it from founding company Lebhar-Friedman in December 2010).{{cite web

| url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/penton-completes-acquisition-of-nations-restaurant-news-111800929.html

| title=Penton Completes Acquisition of Nation's Restaurant News

| date=2010-12-13

| publisher=PR Newswire

| access-date=2017-06-04}} Nation's Restaurant News's sister publications are Restaurant Hospitality, Food Management, Supermarket News, and MUFSO (Multi-Unit Food Service Operators).

Nation's Restaurant News is published bi-weekly, with an online portal that launched in 1996.{{cite web

| url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/-a018554481

| title=Nation's Restaurant News Launches NRN Online: Internet Version of Foodservice Industry's Premier News Publication.

| work=NRN Press Release

| publisher=Business Wire

| date=1996-08-06

| access-date=2017-06-04}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Advertise with Nation's Restaurant News |url=https://restaurant-food.informaconnect.com/nrn/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Restaurant & Food Group by Informa Connect |language=en-US}}