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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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Subway admits that it's on the market

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 14, 2023

The fast-food sandwich chain confirmed on Tuesday that it is exploring a potential sale, making one of the nation’s biggest restaurant chains up for grabs.

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Patrick Doyle makes franchisee profitability a priority at Burger King

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 14, 2023

The Bottom Line: Restaurant Brands International, under its new executive chairman and incoming CEO Josh Kobza, said improving profits for its store owners is critical to driving future growth.

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Restaurant menu price inflation is showing little sign of slowing

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 14, 2023

The cost of a night out continued to grow last month as the gap between restaurants and grocery stores narrowed.

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Reaction to Chick-fil-A's cauliflower sandwich shows the limits of plant-based meat

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 13, 2023

The Bottom Line: The fast-food chicken-sandwich restaurant chain is getting criticism from customers and some political opportunists for testing a new plant-based menu item.

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Yum Brands opened a massive number of restaurants last year

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 09, 2023

The owner of Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and Habit has opened a new restaurant every hour over the past two years, despite challenges in its two biggest markets.

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Cash flow decline at McDonald's restaurants shows the impact of inflation

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 09, 2023

The Bottom Line: High food costs and more discounts led to profit declines at the fast-food chain’s restaurants. Now imagine what would have happened if its sales weren’t thriving.

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Taco Bell's sales grow, thanks to Mexican Pizza and Pete Davidson

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 08, 2023

Same-store sales at the Mexican fast-food restaurant chain rose 11% in the fourth quarter. The company sold 45 million Mexican Pizzas last year. And breakfast improved following new ads featuring the comedian.

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Plant-based meat is dead. Or maybe it isn't.

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 08, 2023

A Deeper Dive: RB Menu Trends Columnist Nancy Kruse joins Jonathan Maze on the podcast to discuss why plant-based meats haven't quite fulfilled their sales promise.

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How is the economy affecting restaurants? It's complicated

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 08, 2023

The Bottom Line: There is a sense that low-income consumers are changing their spending at fast-food restaurants and focusing more on value. But the impact appears limited, at least so far.

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Franchisee fear, anger mount as McDonald's intensifies inspections

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 07, 2023

Operators say their profits are down, despite strong sales, due to soaring food costs and discounts on the mobile app. That, plus tough new standards and more frequent inspections, are contributing to an environment some call “toxic.”

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