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Financing

Are lower profits for casual dining the new normal?

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2019

Chili’s lower margins freaked out Wall Street, RB’s The Bottom Line says, but that might be more common in the future.

Operations

How restaurants should adapt to rising takeout demand

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2019

This week’s episode of "A Deeper Dive" features Kitchen United’s Atul Sood, who discusses how his company takes off-premise sales off premise.

Financing

McDonald’s executives defend their remodel plan

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2019

CEO Steve Easterbrook is not concerned that operator unrest will derail what he calls an ambitious plan in the U.S.

Marketing

Domino’s will give you loyalty points for buying rivals’ pizzas

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2019

Points for Pies uses artificial intelligence to determine whether customers are eating pizza and awards points, no matter where it’s from.

Operations

What should restaurants do when record deep freeze hits?

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 30, 2019

Many operators had to make the tough choice to close or reduce hours in the face of this week’s extreme cold snap.

Financing

These restaurant chains are all for sale right now

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 29, 2019

RB’s The Bottom Line takes a look at the companies currently seeking buyers, and a few that might actually sell.

Operations

Starbucks to workers: Stay out of presidential politics

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 29, 2019

In the wake of former CEO Howard Schultz mulling a White House bid, the company's CEO sent a letter to employees noting that the brand doesn't get involved in national campaigns.

Financing

Bowl, smoothie chain Everbowl gets $3 million investment

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 29, 2019

Canadian investment firm Serruya Private Equity is backing the California-based concept.

Leadership

2 former McDonald’s executives take over the C-suite at Bojangles’

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 28, 2019

The moves come the same day the chicken-and-biscuit chain’s acquisition was finalized.

Financing

Here’s why restaurant chains aren’t going public right now

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 28, 2019

RB’s The Bottom Line examines the poor record of the last generation of IPOs and what it would take for another chain to go public.

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