Financing
Bar and grill chains are still struggling
Despite improvement at Applebee’s and BJ’s, demand at varied menu chains remains weak, says RB’s The Bottom Line.
Marketing
Restaurants try new lures for Black Friday shoppers
Discounts are still a staple, but new come-ons include free rides and tamales.
This week's head-spinning restaurant moments included a suggestion in court that the "b" in IHOb stood for "bad news for Applebee's." That's just one of the long-shot gambles that came to light as oddsmakers considered the likelihood of restaurants charging into sports betting and who'll win the chain vs. independent bout.