Continue to Site >>>

sales

Financing

Bombshells breastaurant chain shuts units

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 06, 2024

Two have been closed and one is being sold, trimming the full-service sports bar chain to 11 units, all in Texas.

Financing

What to make of a weird year in the restaurant business

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 23, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Kenny Kraft and Tyler Martinez from Houlihan Lokey join the Restaurant Business podcast to talk about the state of the restaurant industry.

Financing

Restaurant sales accelerated last month

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 17, 2024

Sales at restaurants and bars increased 1% in September, according to new federal retail sales data. And they’ve been outpacing other industries all year despite consumer concern about menu prices.

Financing

The value wars don’t appear to be making a dent in restaurant traffic

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 16, 2024

Data from Black Box Intelligence and others suggest consumers are ordering restaurant budget deals. But the focus on value doesn’t appear to be generating more customer counts, at least broadly.

Financing

Hurricane Helene hammered restaurant sales

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 11, 2024

The storm left a path of destruction across the southeastern US. It also led to a major reduction in restaurant sales, according to data from Black Box Intelligence.

Financing

Brands that meet consumers' perception of value are winning right now

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 08, 2024

The Bottom Line: A new report from Houlihan Lokey notes that brands with clearly defined value propositions have been outperforming. But the definition of value differs from one sector to the other.

Food

How Lion's Choice beefed up its roast beef sandwich, along with traffic and sales

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 04, 2024

Behind the Menu: St. Louis-based Lion’s Choice gave its signature sandwich a premium makeover to boost guest counts. It worked.

Financing

Fast-casual chains win a tough quarter

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 23, 2024

Thanks to strong performances by chains like Wingstop, Cava and Chipotle, the sector outperformed everyone else. And it wasn’t particularly close.

Financing

Acting like a fast-food chain gives Chili's a 14.8% sales bump

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 14, 2024

The main operation of Brinker International said traffic jumped 5.9%, in part on the strength of drawing first-time guests. Investors were still not pleased.

Financing

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.

  • Page 6