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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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Taco John's crafts its own victory in the Taco Tuesday battle

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 19, 2023

The Bottom Line: The chain opted not to keep its trademark in a fight with the much larger Taco Bell, given the likelihood that it would ultimately lose. So it did the next best thing.

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A Deeper Dive transcript: Burger King's Tom Curtis

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 19, 2023

Check out the transcript of RB Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Maze's interview with Burger King's president of U.S. and Canada. Curtis talks about Burger King's turnaround, operational improvements, marketing and franchising.

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Indiana tells I Heart Mac & Cheese to stop selling franchises in the state

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 18, 2023

The Florida-based fast-casual mac-and-cheese concept's franchise registration was canceled after being cited for several violations in its franchise disclosure document.

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The owner of Quiznos and Church's is buying some Hardee's restaurants out of bankruptcy

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 17, 2023

High Bluff Capital Partners won bidding for 81 of the 108 locations for $16 million. Hardee’s parent CKE Restaurants is buying another nine locations.

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The M&A market is showing signs of life

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 14, 2023

The Bottom Line: Benihana is apparently on the market, according to reports, helping to signal that the market for restaurants is improving.

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Burger King shows signs of progress in its comeback effort. Can it last?

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 14, 2023

The Bottom Line: Burger King’s struggles last year were emblematic of the chain’s long history. The brand under Tom Curtis suggests things are turning around. But the biggest challenge is to keep it going.

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Subway's long sale process will last a bit longer

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 13, 2023

The sandwich giant, which has spent the year on the market, has again extended the bidding process as potential new buyers emerge.

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The story behind Burger King's turnaround effort

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 12, 2023

A Deeper Dive: Tom Curtis, president of Burger King in the U.S. and Canada, joins the podcast to talk about the chain’s “Reclaim the Flame” comeback strategy and its progress.

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Domino's Uber Eats deal acknowledges the reality of the third-party marketplace

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 12, 2023

The Bottom Line: The pizza delivery chain believes it can generate billions in global pizza sales by jumping on third-party aggregators’ marketplaces. In so doing, it acknowledges that the business has become a key sales tool for restaurants.

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Restaurant menu price inflation shows some signs of easing

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 12, 2023

The industry appears to be slowing its rate of price hikes as overall inflation eases. But restaurants are still raising prices faster than grocers.

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