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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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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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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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These restaurant chains saw the most 'organic' growth last year

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 28, 2024

Take a look at the Top 500 brands that did the best regardless of new unit openings. Some of the results may surprise you.

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At Pinstripes, a strong April couldn't appease Wall Street

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 28, 2024

The bowling-and-bocce eatertainment chain’s sales were strong in April. But investors hammered the stock after it reported weak profitability.

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Where are they now? The fastest-growing restaurant chains from 2013

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 27, 2024

Restaurant Business looks at the 10 brands from the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report that grew the fastest in 2013, one decade ago. Here’s how they’re doing today.

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Kura Sushi warns about weak sales in California

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 27, 2024

The chain of conveyor-belt sushi restaurants said that its results last quarter “did not meet our expectations” and blamed it on “unanticipated softness in California.”

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