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Restaurant Daily

Your quick morning dose of the restaurant news you need, every weekday, from the editors of Restaurant Business and Nation's Restaurant News.

A Deeper Dive

"A Deeper Dive" is a weekly podcast from Restaurant Business dedicated to going in-depth on the most pressing challenges and opportunities restaurant operators face today, hosted by Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Maze.

Menu Talk

“Menu Talk”, formally Menu Feed, is a weekly podcast hosted by Pat Cobe of Restaurant Business and Bret Thorn with Nation’s Restaurant News.

The Week in Restaurants

What's happening in the restaurant industry this week, with a discussion on the week's biggest news and topics, along with technology trends and other issues.

Working Lunch

Working Lunch is a podcast from Align Public Strategies devoted to explaining the so what and now what about key issues impacting the restaurant and retail industries.

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Financing

Consumers are spending more on restaurants than ever. Where are the profits?

The Bottom Line: Despite concerns about industry traffic, consumers are spending more on restaurants than they ever have as a percentage of spending. But the industry is less profitable.

Workforce

Why the Texas Restaurant Association is leading the conversation on immigration reform

Immigration declines are hurting a lot of restaurants. The Texas Restaurant Association has brought together different groups to find a long-term solution.

Emerging Brands

Roll Em Up Taquitos disputes damaging accusations from franchisees

The 10-unit fast-casual chain clapped back at a lawsuit filed by five franchisees, saying that they were not good operators.

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Taste Tracker: Burgerville, Smashburger and Panera show off sandwiches; spring sips at Black Sheep Coffee, Ziggi’s and Paris Baguette; and Kolache Factory, Velvet Taco and Wienerschnitzel mix it up.

The Bottom Line: This week’s edition of the restaurant finance newsletter looks at the impact of rising gas prices, and why that’s behind the delayed 7-Eleven IPO.

The Bottom Line: The services are growing dominant, giving them considerable power in negotiations. And traffic-hungry brands have little choice but to do the deals. But they create enormous problems.

The mini sandwiches are designed to rip ’n dip in a choice of sauces to give snackers an interactive eating experience.

The fast-casual sandwich chain grew its average-unit volumes and added new restaurants in its first year under a new owner and a new CEO.

Tech Check: Quantiiv’s first product is ROGER, a bot designed to help restaurants make data-driven decisions. For one customer, “he’s literally replaced having a data analyst.”