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Pizza chains expect to keep a lot of their pandemic sales

Domino’s and Papa John’s both believe they can keep growing sales even as comparisons get tough, and say they have advertising dollars to spend, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Restaurant CEOs got lower salaries but higher pay last year

But the pandemic managed to keep pay packages for the industry in check and below average for public company chief executives.

Shares in restaurant chains have taken off this year as sales recover across the board, and going public suddenly becomes an option again, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Garrett Mills played in the NFL for six years. But his next play will be to take the casual dining barbecue chain national.

Two-thirds of the chain's restaurants can't find enough workers to stay open all night, hurting its sales recovery in the process.

The big distributor said that reopened markets are seeing sales above 2019 levels, a strong indication of recovery for the hard-hit sector, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

The brand’s franchise association said it “cannot endorse” the sandwiches given concerns about safety and broken toasters.

The Canadian coffee-and-doughnuts chain already has 200 locations in the country and new investors as it looks to further its global expansion.

How are restaurants finding workers? Here’s a roundup of ideas we’ve encountered in our reporting and solicited from readers.

Franchisees pushed for years to cut items from the menu, says RB’s The Bottom Line. The pandemic forced the issue and sales have been strong since.

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