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Lamb Weston paints a tough picture of restaurant demand right now

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 25, 2024

The global potato supplier reported weak earnings this week, blaming them in part on weak restaurant demand as quick-service traffic worsened in the spring.

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Pricing has driven restaurant sales growth for the past 2 years

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 19, 2024

The Bottom Line: Restaurant sales have grown for most of the past two years. But they haven't kept pace with menu price inflation, suggesting the industry is saturated again.

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Why restaurants are losing customers

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 17, 2024

A Deeper Dive: R.J. Hottovy, head of analytical research with Placer.ai, joins the podcast to discuss customer counts and Starbucks.

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These restaurant chains have the highest average unit volumes

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 17, 2024

Steak chains once again dominate the list of brands with the highest sales per unit, according to Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. But Portillo’s and Chick-fil-A boast some impressive numbers.

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Fast-food traffic improves but is still falling

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 16, 2024

Traffic to quick-service restaurants improved in the second quarter, according to Revenue Management Solutions, and operators have slowed their price hikes.

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Another breastaurant chain suffers a severe downturn

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 11, 2024

Bombshells, the concept run by strip-club operator RCI Hospitality, posted a 16.2% drop in same-store sales.

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In California, fast-food restaurants underperform but full-service does just fine

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 02, 2024

Traffic to fast-food concepts has underperformed the national average, according to data from Placer.ai, while full-service restaurants there have outperformed.

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Subway left the door open, and Jersey Mike's burst in

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 01, 2024

As Subway's dominance has eroded over the past decade, Jersey Mike's has rapidly gained market share in the sub-sandwich restaurant category, setting the stage for an eventual takeover.

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