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Punch Bowl-Cracker Barrel partnership hits a speed bump

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 26, 2019

An easier-to-develop Punch Bowl prototype was shuttered after four months.

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Luby’s losses deepen to $9.1M for Q4

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 26, 2019

The company posted a decline in comps on a drop in traffic for all three of its restaurant brands and announced an outsourcing of several headquarters functions.

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Jack in the Box reports best same-store sales in 4 years

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 20, 2019

The company said its comparable-store sales have increased for nine straight years, but wage inflation hurt store profits last quarter.

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Chuy’s closes units

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 18, 2019

The underperforming stores will be shuttered by the end of the year, the chain says.

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In brief: Q3 results for Ruth’s Chris, Chuy’s, J. Alexander’s, STK

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2019

At a time of free-falling traffic for the industry, the smaller casual brands relied largely on pricing to improve results.

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A discounting mistake cost a big Burger King operator $8M last quarter

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 07, 2019

Carrols Restaurant Group accidentally gave customers a bigger discount than they expected, hurting the operator’s sales and profits.

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Red Robin suspends refranchising

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 05, 2019

The decision follows an unprofitable quarter when traffic continued to slide.

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Steak ‘n Shake traffic and sales keep falling

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 01, 2019

The burger chain’s revenue fell more than 26% last quarter amid temporary store closures.

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Cheesecake Factory leverages Fox deal for better delivery terms

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 30, 2019

The company also said a TV test proved better than expected.

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Dine Brands sees tougher times ahead for Applebee's

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 30, 2019

Between 30 and 40 stores are now expected to close by Jan. 1.

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