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At Steak n Shake, lower revenue and fewer stores but more profits

 By Jonathan Maze on May 10, 2021

The burger chain, which avoided bankruptcy after its parent company repaid its debt, saw revenues decline while many stores remain closed.

Technology

5 ways to improve your third-party delivery operations

 By Joe Guszkowski on May 10, 2021

Here's how three restaurants optimized their relationships with providers as delivery continues to be a key channel.

Technology

Restaurants' appetite for cryptocurrency is growing

By Joe Guszkowski on May 07, 2021

Some view digital currency as the payment of the future, and it promises better security and lower fees. But will anyone have the stomach to actually invest in it?

Financing

Why restaurants can’t find workers right now

By Jonathan Maze on May 07, 2021

A Subway franchisee helps explain the challenge in finding workers, and the impact it is having on their business, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Leadership

Why virtual concepts could be a big part of Applebee's and IHOP's future

May 07, 2021

John Peyton, the new CEO of parent company Dine Brands, sees ample room for additions in the brands' "renaissance."

Financing

Restaurant CEOs got lower salaries but higher pay last year

By Jonathan Maze on May 06, 2021

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

Financing

Pizza chains expect to keep a lot of their pandemic sales

By Jonathan Maze on May 06, 2021

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.

Workforce

Late-night labor challenges slow Denny's rebound

By Peter Romeo on May 05, 2021

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

Financing

As restaurant stocks soar, IPOs become an option again

By Jonathan Maze on May 05, 2021

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.

Financing

Rib Crib’s CEO goes from gridiron to c-suite

By Jonathan Maze on May 05, 2021

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

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