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Financing

Traffic plummets at Taco Cabana, Pollo Tropical

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 06, 2017

The chains' declines deepened their parent's losses to $8.5 million for the third quarter.

Marketing

Papa John's finds no allies in NFL attack

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 07, 2017

Competitors say they've not felt the football fallout Papa John's cites as the main reason for a sales slowdown.

Financing

Pie Five’s free fall continues

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2017

Comps for the third quarter fell 17.3%, but were partially offset by the improved performance of its older sister, Pizza Inn.

Financing

Burger King franchisee sees sales soar

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2017

Carrols Corp. noted little difference in the performance of its oldest and newest stores.

Financing

Noodles posts $8.3M loss for Q3

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 09, 2017

The deficit marks an improvement from the year-ago quarter, when the fast-casual operation lost $9.8 million.

Financing

4 takeaways from restaurants’ Q3 earnings season

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 14, 2017

A look at the reports for public companies reveals some definite directional arrows for the industry as a whole.

Operations

Snap Kitchen shuts Chicago operations

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 08, 2017

The health-oriented hybrid says a change in its business model makes expansion there too costly.

Operations

How the final tax bill affects restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 19, 2017

The package likely to be passed into law by week's end will extend a number of benefits to the restaurant industry, including a strong incentive to invest in expansion.

Financing

McDonald's franchisees say new Dollar Menu will do well

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 23, 2018

But operators in an Instinet survey say the menu and other changes won't help their profits.

Financing

Tax reform has a downside for Chili’s parent

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 30, 2018

Deferred taxes have a lower value for Brinker International under revised federal rates, cutting into the casual-dining company's profits.

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