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How your restaurant sales and profits compare to competitors' and what you can do to improve financial performance

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A look at the devastating impact of opioid addiction

 By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 13, 2022

A Deeper Dive: Rick Van Warner, former CEO of Tijuana Flats, talks about the horrors of opioid addiction and how it can affect a family.

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Next Level Burger raises $20M to accelerate growth

 By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 13, 2022

Next Level Burger wins $20 million in latest funding round.

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Starbucks reveals plans for $450M in store upgrades and faster U.S. growth

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 13, 2022

The coffee giant will add new equipment, training and employment benefits to improve efficiency and generate more sales. But it also plans to build another 2,000 domestic locations.

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Restaurant menu price inflation accelerated in August

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 13, 2022

Prices at restaurants and schools continued rising last month while consumers’ total food costs hit yet another 40-year high.

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Burger King tries a unique incentive to get franchisees to remodel

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 13, 2022

The Bottom Line: Lost amid the burger chain’s $400 million investment is a shift in its incentive structure it believes could improve the frequency and quality of remodels.

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Starbucks generates consistent sales growth, but it’s fixing things anyway

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 09, 2022

The Bottom Line: Interim CEO Howard Schultz says the company’s coffee shops are over-capacity. Sales numbers suggest he has a point.

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How Burger King has fallen behind its competitors

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 09, 2022

The Bottom Line: The burger chain, which is working on its revitalization, has not just lost ground to Wendy’s and McDonald’s but also Chick-fil-A and Taco Bell.

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A tiny Southern California ramen concept makes its public market debut

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 09, 2022

The parent of eight-unit Yoshiharu Ramen goes public on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol "YOSH."

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CapitalSpring makes a growth investment in Bushfire Kitchen

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 09, 2022

The private equity firm will help the five-unit fast-casual chain grow throughout Southern California and beyond.

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Burger King is investing $400M to revitalize its U.S. business

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 09, 2022

The burger chain will spend the money over two years to boost marketing and invest in technology and remodels. It has the support of most of its franchisees.

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