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Pizza Inn learns to love its buffet

The chain expanded its all-you-can-eat hours, and sales have grown ever since.

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Who is struggling the most? Midsized restaurant chains

The restaurant recession has been hardest on concepts in the middle, says RB’s The Bottom Line, and that should push the industry toward more consolidation.

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Black Box: What polar vortex? Restaurant sales improve in January

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 08, 2019

Surprising strength suggests the industry’s recovery might finally be gaining some traction.

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KFC’s Chicken & Waffles were apparently a ‘huge hit’

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 07, 2019

Parent company Yum Brands also reported same-store sales at Pizza Hut were positive thanks in part to its NFL deal, but sustained improvement will be a “slow build.”

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Pie Five closes more locations

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 06, 2019

But its sister chain Pizza Inn has now recorded eight straight quarters of same-store sales growth.

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Papa Murphy’s stock soars after sales, profits beat expectations

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 04, 2019

The company said its sales turned positive for the first time in 37 months.

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Technomic: 2018 ended on a strong note

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 04, 2019

But prices, not traffic, continued to boost sales throughout the industry, according to the Technomic Chain Restaurant Index.

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At McDonald’s, fewer restaurants and fewer customers

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2019

The company believes remodels and efforts to improve service times will get customers coming back.

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Will the shutdown hurt restaurant sales? It’s not clear

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 24, 2019

Sales data shows little evidence that shutdowns depress sales, but this one is different, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Are restaurants at risk of a ‘bloodbath’?

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 16, 2019

Weak sales, high costs and a potential recession could be an ugly mix, says RB’s The Bottom Line.