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How your restaurant sales and profits compare to competitors' and what you can do to improve financial performance

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A black market develops for restaurant reservations

 By Jonathan Maze and Lisa Jennings on May 23, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: This episode of the weekly restaurant news discussion podcast looks at the recently concluded National Restaurant Show and a dispute at Hardee’s.

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For Snarf's Sandwiches founder Jimmy 'Snarf' Seidel, the hard work pays off

 By Jonathan Maze on May 22, 2025

Seidel loaded his car 30 years ago and moved to Colorado with a dream for a restaurant and not much else. Today, Snarf’s is the industry’s fastest-growing sandwich concept.

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The labor situation is better, but for how long?

By Jonathan Maze on May 22, 2025

The Bottom Line: The supply of workers is strong enough that restaurant chains can expand hours and go on hiring sprees. But limits on immigration could stop that.

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Struggling Hardee's is in a dispute with one of its biggest franchisees

By Jonathan Maze on May 22, 2025

A 76-unit franchisee out of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida that doesn’t accept digital orders or keep restaurants open for dinner has sued the fast-food chain to stop a termination effort.

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Focus on dine-in customers, even as more opt for takeout

By Jonathan Maze on May 21, 2025

The Bottom Line: Data from Technomic shows that dine-in service builds equity with customers. So restaurant chains should not ignore it, even if most business walks out the door.

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How the restaurant industry is adjusting to the Trump administration

By Jonathan Maze on May 21, 2025

A Deeper Dive: Michelle Korsmo, CEO of the National Restaurant Association, joins the restaurant finance podcast to talk about tariffs, immigration and the state of the restaurant business.

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Darden-owned Bahama Breeze closes 15 locations

By Joe Guszkowski on May 21, 2025

The closures of underperforming stores leave the Caribbean-inspired casual-dining chain with about 30 locations. Darden also closed a few locations in its Seasons 52 and Eddie V’s concepts.

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Social media is changing the restaurant industry

By Jonathan Maze on May 20, 2025

The Bottom Line: From the success of brands like Crumbl and Dave’s Hot Chicken to the struggles at Starbucks and McDonald’s, social media is playing a massive role in how consumers view chains.

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For more restaurant consumers, the car is the dining room

By Jonathan Maze on May 20, 2025

A growing percentage of diners are eating their meals in their cars, thanks to social media and growing use of drive-thru and mobile order.

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In a takeout world, some dine-in benefits still matter

By Jonathan Maze on May 19, 2025

Consumers may be getting their food to-go more often, but they still demand music and free Wi-Fi. They also want their restaurants to be innovative, sustainable and provide good value.

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