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Amazon to shut down its restaurant delivery service

The online retailer opts to end Amazon Restaurants as the third-party delivery business continues to consolidate.

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Sweetgreen buys meal delivery service Galley Foods

The fast-casual chain’s acquisition will give it access to the company’s insight into delivery and high-volume production.

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Why the retail apocalypse is the main factor in restaurants’ traffic problems

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 10, 2019

The industry will have to adapt to a new reality with fewer shoppers, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Advisory firm hands J. Alexander’s activist a big win

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 10, 2019

Institutional Shareholder Services told the company’s investors to withhold votes from two directors.

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Economic fears boost McDonald’s stock

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 07, 2019

The burger chain’s stock hit record highs, in part because of betting that the chain is recession proof, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Beyond Meat’s restaurant sales are booming

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 07, 2019

The plant-based meat company’s stock skyrocketed on Friday, as investors grow enthusiastic about its sales to restaurant chains.

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Black Box: Sales rose in May, but traffic still down

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 07, 2019

Same-store sales improved from April’s weakness, but fears of an economic slowdown loom.

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Restaurants added 16,900 jobs in May

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 07, 2019

The industry has added 300,000 jobs over the past year, but a slowdown in overall job growth has spurred fears of a slowing economy.

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Perkins & Marie Callender’s reportedly weighing bankruptcy

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 06, 2019

The company is trying to find a buyer, demonstrating the challenges legacy family dining chains are having in the current market, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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How a Chinese hog epidemic could raise restaurant costs next year

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 06, 2019

African Swine Fever has decimated the pork supply in China. That could raise U.S. protein prices next year.