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Two of the industry’s Wall Street darlings have taken a beating this year

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 28, 2022

Chipotle, which once flirted with $2,000 a share, along with Domino’s have lost more than 20% of their value thus far in 2022.

Emerging Brands

Sweetfin gets an investment from an Italian poke chain

 By Heather Lalley on Jan. 18, 2022

Poke House has taken a minority stake in the 14-unit poke fast casual based in Southern California, allowing it to speed up its growth.

Emerging Brands

How Obama's personal finance advisor is trying to change the face of restaurants

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 18, 2022

Robbie Robinson, co-founder of the Pendulum Holdings investment and advisory group, partnered with Chopt parent Founder’s Table to bring capital to operators who typically don’t get funding.

Financing

Danny Meyer’s second investment fund raises $332M

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 10, 2022

The restaurateur’s Union Square Hospitality Group closed on its second fund, Enlightened Hospitality Investments, which plans to invest in high-growth companies.

Financing

Restaurant chain bankruptcies plunged last year

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 06, 2022

The Bottom Line: After a major surge in industry filings during the pandemic, they all but stopped last April. Here's why.

Financing

New go-round ignites a flicker of hope for more federal restaurant aid

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 06, 2022

A proposal is coming together for re-upping the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, and the attention alone is kindling optimism.

Financing

The FTC fines Biglari Holdings $1.4M over ‘grossly negligent’ Cracker Barrel stock purchase

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 04, 2022

It was the investor’s second such fine for violating antitrust laws related to the reporting of stock purchases by large existing shareholders.

Financing

Struggling Gameworks finally calls it quits

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 04, 2022

The Bottom Line: The food-and-games chain has declared bankruptcy twice over the past two decades and has struggled for years. It closed its last six units and shut down for good on Christmas Eve.

Financing

For restaurant stocks, 2021 was a tale of two halves

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 03, 2022

As pandemic concerns persisted, investors bet against casual dining and fast-casual and kept their fast-food shares.

Financing

IPOs or Fat Brands: The year in restaurant mergers and acquisitions

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 21, 2021

The industry continued to consolidate in 2021, while restaurants returned to the public markets with surprising eagerness.

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