finance

M. Slavin & Sons Files for Chapter 11

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 16, 2011

NEW YORK (February 15, 2011)—One of the oldest and largest seafood vendors in New York, M. Slavin & Sons, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on...

Tween angst

By Kelly Killian on May 01, 2014

Restaurants are like totally ignoring older kids with not-so-easy restaurant menu transitions.

Resistance is futile

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 12, 2015

The restaurant industry should say yes to a minimum-wage hike, and focus its energies on determining the size of the increase and the schedule for implementing it.

McDonald’s turnaround plan calls for cuts, restructuring

May 04, 2015

The franchisor will also significantly reduce the number of units it operates and give franchisees more leeway in a new “foundational” corporate division.

Is McDonald's out of steam?

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 23, 2017

The fourth quarter broke the chain's streak of domestic same-store sales gains.

4 potential game changers from restaurants’ tech summit

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 18, 2017

Tesla is looking to make restaurants a part of its business plan, and that was only one of the revelations from FSTEC's first day.

Bruegger’s closes 30 locations

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 13, 2017

Parent company Einstein Noah Restaurant Group cited “financial performance” as the reason for the closures.

Howard Schultz has no love for bitcoin

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 26, 2018

The Starbucks founder does believe his company could benefit from a future with a trusted cryptocurrency, says RB's The Bottom Line.

Jollibee takes a bigger stake in Smashburger

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 13, 2018

The Philippines-based foodservice company now owns a majority of the burger chain.

Taco Mac changes hands

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 05, 2018

The Buffalo wing chain was purchased by several partners of investment group Fresh Hospitality.

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