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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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Investor wants Outback Steakhouse owner to spin off other brands

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 21, 2018

Barington Capital is pushing Bloomin' Brands to spin off Carrabba's, Fleming's and Bonefish Grill.

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Del Taco comps up for the 17th consecutive quarter

 By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 16, 2018

The chain attributes part of its success to the addition of queso blanco to its menu.

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Technomic: Fast casual will continue to lead industry growth

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 17, 2018

But even in weak sectors, restaurants with the right combination of factors can win market share.

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20 top full-service chains in satisfaction and sales

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 23, 2017

When it comes to restaurant brands, the sales leaders are not always consumers’ favorites for a variety of reasons. Chains best at parlaying customer satisfaction into sales are hard to beat.

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The healthy pantry

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 12, 2006

Consumers anticipate the demand for healthier eating to increase over the next two years, according to proprietary health and wellness research conducted in 2004-05 for Campbell Soup Company, Campbell Foodservice.

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Don't let your meat purchase put you in the red

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 12, 2007

Operators and their customers who love meat are starting to fork over more money to put protein on the plate. The problem starts with the feed. Cattle are traditionally finished on grain, but farmers looking for larger profits are now growing corn for ethanol instead of animal feed. Cow/calf producers are currently bearing the brunt of higher feed prices.

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Birds flock to the menu

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 01, 2010

Although chicken and turkey costs are trending slightly upward, they are still better buys than red meat.

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R&D: Dunkin’ Donuts breakfast menu

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 01, 2011

In February, 2009 Dunkin Donuts introduced the first breakfast sandwich featuring waffles.

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Rooting for beer

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 01, 2012

Beer and wine service may be coming to a quickservice restaurant near you. Reportedly, White Castle, Starbucks, Sonic and Burger King’s Whopper Bar are all conducting limited tests.

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Suds agitation

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Mar. 01, 2013

Although American craft beer gets most of the ink and blog posts these days, there is a lot more happening in the ale arena. With sales of U.S. domestic macrobrews in decline and imports growing at just 1.3 percent, the big brewers are trying harder, with new products and brand extensions.

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