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Emerging Brands

Topgolf and Puttshack founders to launch new concept bringing tech to the game of pool

 By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 14, 2025

Investors across the food-and-games segment have raised $34 million to create the new Poolhouse. It will open first in the U.K. and is scheduled to debut in the U.S. next year.

Technology

ClearCOGS raises $3.8M for AI-powered restaurant forecasting

 By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 11, 2025

The company’s software helps operators predict how much food and labor they will need. Its goal is to boost profits and reduce food waste.

Financing

The problem with whole business securitizations

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 09, 2025

The Bottom Line: The bankruptcy filings at Hooters and TGI Fridays show that the market can promote some risky behavior while leaving executives with fewer options to build sales during tough times.

Financing

How the Hooters and TGI Fridays bankruptcies will disrupt the credit markets

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 09, 2025

The Bottom Line: Ed Cerullo, a credit analyst with Octus, joins the restaurant finance podcast A Deeper Dive to talk about the securitization market after two crucial failures.

Financing

Restaurant stocks hit hard as tariff-related volatility continues

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 04, 2025

All but two restaurant stocks plunged on a second day of a market selloff, prompted by a dramatic increase in import taxes.

Operations

Week in Review: Yum CEO to retire, Hooters' bankruptcy and stuffed potatoes are hot again

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 04, 2025

A look back at the week’s biggest news in the restaurant industry from Restaurant Business.

Financing

Chuck E. Cheese's owner has some problems with the bond market

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 31, 2025

The Bottom Line: CEC Entertainment is reportedly having a tough time getting investors on a $660 million bond offering. That's disconcerting news for the restaurant industry.

Financing

Dutch Bros thinks it can open a lot more shops than previously expected

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 28, 2025

The drive-thru coffee chain now believes there is room for more than 7,000 locations nationwide, up from its previous forecast of 4,000.

Financing

Bar Louie files for bankruptcy for a second time

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 27, 2025

The casual-dining chain is deep in debt and recently closed several locations around the Midwest.

Financing

Hooters founders reportedly plan to take control of the struggling chain

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 27, 2025

HMC Hospitality, the operator of Original Hooters restaurants, is plotting to rescue the larger Hooters of America through a bankruptcy filing, Bloomberg reported.

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