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How to optimize food costs in an off-premise environment

Everyone in the restaurant industry knows the off-premise shift is not a passing fad. It’s the new normal for the restaurant industry and brands that don’t adapt will be left behind.

Financing

Chains start charging more for delivery orders

Restaurants are raising prices for delivery as providers ease requirements, and they say they've had little pushback from customers.

Financing

5 takeaways from the Uber IPO filing

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 12, 2019

RB’s The Bottom Line takes a look inside the parent company of delivery service Uber Eats and finds profitability challenges.

Marketing

Restaurants go further afield to grow loyalty enrollment and use

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 21, 2019

The aim is getting precious space on customers’ phones for an app.

Financing

Jimmy John’s and Papa John’s have different responses to the delivery threat

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 21, 2019

The chains show the restaurant industry’s uncertain answer to third-party aggregators, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Marketing

Jimmy John’s new campaign highlights its delivery advantage

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 20, 2019

The company has started pushing back against competitors offering third-party delivery.

Marketing

McDonald’s is giving away a couch

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 20, 2019

The company will give away a “McDelivery Couch” as it works harder to market delivery.

Financing

In the delivery race, DoorDash and Uber Eats are charging hard

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 19, 2019

The companies, with Grubhub, are forming a "big three" in the delivery and online ordering space, and that has implications for restaurants, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Operations

Meeting the demand for dessert to-go

Sponsored content from our partner Sweet Street Desserts on Mar. 01, 2019

Promoting desserts is a smart play to capture more of those delivery dollars.

Operations

6 ways to move more delivery desserts

Sponsored content from our partner Sweet Street Desserts on Mar. 06, 2019

As the delivery market continues to expand, so do consumer expectations for quality and variety. Here are six tips for driving up delivery order totals by boosting off-premise dessert sales.