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Getting on the shelves: Licensing lessons

 By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 09, 2015

Licensing products doesn't have to be a huge undertaking. Brands with small programs that they say are lucrative as well as simpler to maintain—and began with relative ease. For restaurateurs looking into licensing, there are lessons to learn at every level.

Yum! Brands' profits drop 30 percent in Q2

 By Kelsey Squire on Jul. 15, 2015

Declines in China dragged down the company’s performance.

Taco Bell transitioning to cage-free eggs

By Kelsey Squire on Nov. 16, 2015

The chain pledged to complete the switch at all U.S. restaurants by the end of 2016.

Junior Bridgeman to exit the restaurant business

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 20, 2016

The former NBA star, who became one of the industry's largest franchisees since his retirement in 1987, plans to become a soft-drink bottler.

2016 additions to the restaurant vocabulary

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 22, 2016

New concerns and trends left restaurateurs with a temporary gap in their glossaries. Here's what was penciled in.

Consumer Trends

Battle of the breakfast stars

By Technomic on Aug. 15, 2017

Limited-service restaurants aren't pulling any punches when it comes to breakfast innovation.

Marketing

6 ways to promote National Burrito Day

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 04, 2018

Chains are celebrating the tortilla-wrapped icon with a variety of themed deals.

Get your products custom

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 01, 2005

Not so long ago, only a restaurant chain like McDonald's or Applebee's could get a major food manufacturer to produce ingredients just for them.

Jon Luther, Sid Feltenstein to aid Arby's turnaround

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 31, 2011

Brand rejuvenators Jon Luther and Sid Feltenstein have been recruited by the new owner of Arby’s to provide their counsel during the chain’s revitalization efforts.

Jean Birch's read of chains' yesterday—and tomorrow

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 11, 2013

The restaurant business changed during the 20-plus years that Jean Birch logged at several major chains, but she seems to doubt that casual dining was paying full attention.

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