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Black Box: 2018 ended on a strong note

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 10, 2019

Same-store sales rose 2% in December, the best month in more than three years.

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How demographics are affecting restaurant sales

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 09, 2019

In this week’s episode of "A Deeper Dive," Technomic’s Joe Pawlak talks about restaurant sales in the coming year.

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Technomic: Chain restaurants still have traffic problems

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 04, 2019

Traffic fell 5.4% in November as the industry continued losing customers.

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Fast-casual chains regained investor faith last year

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 02, 2019

Led by Wingstop and Chipotle, the sector was a bright spot during an otherwise difficult year on Wall Street, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Why Pollo Tropical suddenly struggled

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 21, 2018

The chain’s move into Texas proved to be a disaster, and it has since pulled back to its Florida roots, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Restaurants learn the downside of patio seating

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 21, 2018

Bad weather put a major crimp in al fresco dining in recent months.

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Olive Garden backs off promotions, citing better industry conditions

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2018

The Italian chain posted a same-store sales increase of 3.5% for Q2, but Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen continued to underperform for the chains’ parent, Darden Restaurants.

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Technomic: October sales improve, but not for everybody

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 21, 2018

Customers flocked to chicken and steak chains and away from sports bars, according to the latest Technomic Chain Restaurant Index.

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Casual-dining chains see some progress

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 15, 2018

Led by Applebee’s and BJ’s, dine-in chains were big winners last quarter, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Freshii stock craters after company ceases guidance

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 08, 2018

Weakening same-store sales and slower-than-expected store openings sent the share price down as much as 45%.

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