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Emerging Brands

How—and why—to stretch the brand into retail without breaking it

 By Rita Negrete-Rousseau on May 23, 2017

With U.S. restaurant sales essentially flat, more chains are capitalizing on their brand equity with forays into licensed retail products.

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.

Papa Murphy's to close stores

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 05, 2017

About a tenth of company stores will be shuttered as part of a turnaround that also calls for adding delivery.

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

2017 Top 500: The newcomers

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 08, 2017

This year's newcomers come in the form of DIY pizza places, better-for-you fast casuals or an unpretentious, approachable vibe wrapped in a full-service experience.

Workforce

Understanding the argument over tip sharing

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 12, 2018

A proposal to allow tip sharing between front- and back-of-house employees has touched off a firestorm. Here is what the two sides are saying about the plan, which is awaiting action from the Department of Labor.

Top 500 Chains

What’s up with chain sales?

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 13, 2017

The successes or failures of one big fast-casual brand have the ability to drastically shift results.

Financing

Rising labor expenses cost restaurants $250M in 2017

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 01, 2018

Higher wages continued to be a problem late last year, even at chains with rising sales, says RB's The Bottom Line.

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.

Operations

This week’s head-spinning moments: Multi-spins

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 16, 2017

This week's most arresting restaurant developments seemed to come in groups, raising the risk of neck injury for the keen observer. Here's a painless review of the head-spinning moments you may have missed.

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