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

Squash takes over

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 01, 2012

By the time November rolls around, many restaurant kitchens are elbow-deep in squash.

Restaurants’ sales to rise 3.6 percent in 2014, NRA forecasts

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 16, 2014

Restaurants will vie this year for a 3.6 percent increase in total industry sales, which should hit an all-time high of $683.4 billion, according to the just-released business forecast of the NRA.

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Getting on the shelves: Licensing lessons

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 09, 2015

Licensing products doesn't have to be a huge undertaking. Brands with small programs that they say are lucrative as well as simpler to maintain—and began with relative ease. For restaurateurs looking into licensing, there are lessons to learn at every level.

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2015 Top 100 Independents in New York

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 20, 2015

Tourism continues to rule the Top 100 Independent Restaurants. Not surprisingly, New York City is home to the most restaurants in the ranking. 33 of the Top 100 restaurants are located in the Big Apple.

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