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Pizza Hut’s embrace of third-party delivery works in its favor

 By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2022

The pizza chain’s sales improved last quarter as a lot more of its restaurants worked with delivery aggregators.

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Chili’s content with less traffic if it means more profits

 By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 02, 2022

Traffic was down nearly 7% at the chain after it cut back on discounts, but executives say the new strategy is helping the bottom line.

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Denny’s works to get more restaurants open 24 hours

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2022

Just more than half of the family-dining chain’s restaurants are open all night and executives are taking steps to get Denny’s back to being a 24-hour diner.

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The fast-casual sector is dead, or maybe it isn’t

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2022

A Deeper Dive: This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast features a discussion on the blurring lines between quick service and fast casual.

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Amid troubled economy, Applebee’s says it’s better than ever

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 02, 2022

The chain has doubled down on value and is getting good results: Three-year same-store sales set a new record in the third quarter.

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Papa Murphy’s owner MTY Food Group to buy Wetzel’s Pretzels for $207M

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2022

The Canadian brand collector continues its U.S. shopping spree with its second deal this year, following an earlier acquisition of Famous Dave’s.

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Jack in the Box puts its company-run Del Taco restaurants up for sale

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2022

The company has hired the investment banking firm Cypress Group to market 300 Del Taco restaurants to franchisees.

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The Cheesecake Factory puts faith in higher prices

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 01, 2022

The casual-dining chain said consumers are accepting of price hikes even as sales slowed. It will need to take even more to fight off inflation.

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McDonald’s and Domino’s are bigger competitors than ever

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 01, 2022

The Bottom Line: The world’s biggest restaurant chain and the world’s biggest pizza chain are increasingly going head-to-head for budget consumers.

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Sysco says it sees no signs of a recession on its business

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 01, 2022

But the giant distributor is cautious given the operating environment and prepared to cut costs in a potential economic downturn.

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