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

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 27, 2022

MOD Pizza's potential IPO is on hold but the chain is focused on accelerating growth.

Pollo Campero gets ready for its next act

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 26, 2022

The Guatemalan chicken chain’s parent company is investing $190 million to make a big growth push in the U.S., with plans to nearly double in size over the next three years.

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How to become a more effective and educated insurance buyer

Sponsored content from our partner Brady Risk Management on Sep. 23, 2022

When it comes to managing restaurant financials, operators are tuned into every dollar’s whereabouts—and for good reason. Margins in restaurants can be razor-thin, and spending money carefully and inv...

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Pizza Inn’s owner buys back stock and watches its share price soar

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 23, 2022

Rave Restaurant Group repurchased shares for the first time in a decade last year as its profitability improved, as did sales at its chains, including Pie Five.

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Now is the time to rethink your pricing strategy

Sep. 23, 2022

Technomic's Take: In this debut column from RB's sister company, VP of Research and Insights Rich Shank takes on consumers' growing reluctance to swallow price hikes.

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A look at unionization and California’s new fast-food wage law

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 22, 2022

A Deeper Dive: RB editor Peter Romeo joins Jonathan Maze to discuss the continuing unionization push at Starbucks and what’s next on the California wage law.

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The Fed sneezes and restaurant stocks get a cold

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 22, 2022

The Bottom Line: Shares of restaurants were hit hard on Thursday as the Federal Reserve plans more rate hikes. It’s been a tough year for the sector, overall.

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As the economy slows, some restaurants will feel more pain than others

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 22, 2022

The Bottom Line: The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday and signaled more to come. The impact of its actions won’t be spread evenly.

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