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TGI Fridays loses control of most of its assets

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Hostmore calls off its purchase of TGI Fridays

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Franchisees are still struggling with inflation

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Two companies learn the hard way that running restaurants is difficult

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First Watch, Paris Baguette, Woworks and more bolster c-suites

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Nelson Peltz is stepping aside as Wendy's chairman

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Restaurant hiring held steady in August, providing a rare spot of good macro news

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How Mr. Pickle's is playing the value game with sandwich sizes

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TGI Fridays loses control of most of its assets

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Hostmore calls off its purchase of TGI Fridays

Emerging Brands
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How Mr. Pickle's is playing the value game with sandwich sizes

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Nelson Peltz is stepping aside as Wendy's chairman

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How Mr. Pickle's is playing the value game with sandwich sizes

The California-born chain known for Dutch Crunch rolls is borrowing a page from Goldilocks and rolling out a mid-sized sandwich that gives guests a more-profitable reason to visit.

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Two companies learn the hard way that running restaurants is difficult

The Bottom Line: Red Lobster and Topgolf were both acquired by companies outside the restaurant industry. Those companies have learned just how competitive the business is.

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Restaurant buyers have little interest in actual restaurants

The Bottom Line: There is a clear line in what restaurant chain buyers want right now. They want franchisors, not the restaurants themselves.

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Restaurant service charges are suddenly everywhere. What gives?

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Breakwater Management may acquire Tender Greens and Tocaya

The lender is the stalking horse bidder for parent One Table Restaurant Brands, which has scheduled a bankruptcy auction later this month.

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Kamala Harris pledges to help more restaurants and other small businesses get off the ground

In a campaign speech Wednesday, the Democratic candidate promised to raise the tax credit for startups to $50,000, from the current $5,000. She also vowed to cut the red tape new ventures face.

Operations

Shake Shack reinvents the labor deployment model

The burger chain joins a growing number of fast-casual chains using AI-driven technology to better manage staffing.

Marketing

How a summer of bold marketing fueled a comeback at Chili's

An attack on the Big Mac and a pair of viral TikTok trends helped make Chili’s cool again. Now the challenge will be keeping it that way.

Financing

Restaurant buyers have little interest in actual restaurants

The Bottom Line: There is a clear line in what restaurant chain buyers want right now. They want franchisors, not the restaurants themselves.

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Pinstripes warns of staff cutbacks after a challenging quarter

The bocce-and-bowling concept is aiming to reduce overhead by another $4 million, after cutting unit-level expenses by $10 million in the first quarter.