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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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Tender Greens and Tocaya: Good businesses with bad balance sheets

 By Lisa Jennings on Jul. 22, 2024

The two fast-casual brands are seeking a buyer out of bankruptcy, either together or separately. Parent One Table CEO Harald Herrmann says both are moving in the right direction.

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Here’s what an activist investor could push Starbucks to do

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 22, 2024

The Bottom Line: With the coffee shop chain reportedly talking with an activist investor, here’s a look at some of the potential changes they might demand.

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Panera apparently wants to go it alone again

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 22, 2024

The Bottom Line: The bakery/café chain is reportedly planning to sell Caribou and Einstein Bros. restaurant concepts three years after forming Panera Brands.

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Starbucks is reportedly getting an activist investor

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 19, 2024

Elliott Investment Management is apparently pushing the Seattle-based coffee shop chain to make changes, according to multiple media reports.

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Pricing has driven restaurant sales growth for the past 2 years

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 19, 2024

The Bottom Line: Restaurant sales have grown for most of the past two years. But they haven't kept pace with menu price inflation, suggesting the industry is saturated again.

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With Chuy's deal, Olive Garden's owner sees a chance to get broader and younger

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 18, 2024

The challenge for Darden Restaurants will be turning the regional full-service Mexican chain into a bigger player.

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Domino's strong U.S. sales are not enough to satisfy Wall Street

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 18, 2024

The company’s same-store sales rose 4.8%, thanks to profitable traffic growth, but its stock plunged amid issues with one of its global operators.

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How Domino's upgraded loyalty program helps it win market share again

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 18, 2024

The pizza chain is thriving again, generating more traffic, thanks to changes made in Domino’s Rewards last year.

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Tender Greens parent One Table Restaurant Brands files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

By Lisa Jennings on Jul. 18, 2024

The operator of Tender Greens and Tocaya is seeking a buyer, but there are no plans to close any of the 39 restaurants between the two fast-casual brands. It is one of a number of recent restaurant bankruptcies.

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Why restaurants are losing customers

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 17, 2024

A Deeper Dive: R.J. Hottovy, head of analytical research with Placer.ai, joins the podcast to discuss customer counts and Starbucks.

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