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sales and profits

Financing

Taco Bell sold a ton of Nacho Fries

 By Jonathan Maze on May 02, 2018

One out of every four orders included the LTO, which helped the chain compete in a tough market.

Operations

Casual-dining rebound hasn't pulled Chili’s along

 By Peter Romeo on May 01, 2018

Sales and traffic comps remained negative for the big brand in Brinker’s portfolio.

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Ruler smacks to restaurants’ knuckles

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 20, 2015

Restaurants’ attempts to be better corporate citizens backfired spectacularly this week, supporting the old adage that no good deed goes unpunished.

Workforce

Retooling the workforce

By Joan M. Lang on Mar. 24, 2015

For TGI Fridays U.K., CEO Karen Forrester’s people-first strategy has paid off in more ways than one.

Restaurant sales made strides in March

Apr. 15, 2015

After two months of flattening sales, March restaurant sales saw positive growth.

A numbers game

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 16, 2015

A portion of the public is stuck on the falsehood that a server is only paid $2.13 an hour, plus the few bucks they might pocket in tips.

Beverage

Milking profits

By Sara Rush Wirth on Apr. 16, 2015

Adding an alternate milk isn’t as easy as slapping it on the menu as a simple substitution.

Financing

Delivery’s third-party players

By Sam Smith on May 04, 2015

Takeout’s sibling, delivery, is seeing notable activity as well, and it’s mainly coming from third-party providers and the investors who seem to love them.

California is the worst place to do business, Texas is the best, study finds

May 11, 2015

The differences lie in how committed the markets are to fostering growth and keeping taxes in check.

Financing

The challenge of raw material costs

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 14, 2017

More than two in five operators have said that, of all factors, higher costs have most negatively impacted their operating profit in the past five years.

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