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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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Big Burger King operator Carrols Restaurant Group adds a 2nd brand

The $238 million deal includes 55 Popeyes locations—a new brand for the company—and 166 Burger King restaurants.

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Why restaurants missed their chance to get better delivery deals

Chains should have negotiated better rates with third-party providers, says RB’s The Bottom Line. It may be too late.

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Fat Brands gets a loan from Steak ‘n Shake’s owner

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 15, 2019

A hedge fund owned by the CEO of Biglari Holdings made a $20 million loan to the operator of Fatburger, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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As takeout sales boom, fast-casual pizza turns to bigger pies

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 15, 2019

Blaze Pizza is the latest to test larger pizzas as it focuses more intently on delivery sales—pitting the chains directly against traditional players.

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Jack in the Box stock falls as report casts doubt on possible sale

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 14, 2019

A Debtwire report suggested that buyers are concerned about the chain’s growth and its valuation.

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How restaurants are mimicking the grocery business

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 14, 2019

A consolidation trend that started with supermarkets has spread to restaurant chains, and that has major implications for the industry, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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