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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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Fast-food chains will have to think creatively to get back their lost traffic

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 05, 2024

The Bottom Line: Customers are opting to stay home rather than dine out. With costs still elevated, brands will have to think differently to get them back.

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Wingstop versus Popeyes: The next great restaurant battle

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 05, 2024

The Bottom Line: The two fast-food chains are increasingly going head-to-head over chicken sandwiches and chicken wings.

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McDonald's is buying its operator in Israel

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 04, 2024

The fast-food restaurant giant has an agreement to buy Alonyal Limited, the country’s franchise owner. The market has struggled since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict.

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Chick-fil-A's unit volumes at stand-alone restaurants hit $9M last year

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 04, 2024

The fast-food chicken sandwich chain generated nearly $22 billion in U.S. system sales last year, according to its franchise disclosure documents, while both mall and non-mall locations thrived.

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McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski got a raise last year

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 03, 2024

But the fast-food chain’s chief executive, who was recently given the chairman title, still makes less than he did two years ago.

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Dave & Buster's believes better food will yield better sales

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 03, 2024

The combination restaurant and arcade chain is working on upgrading its menu offerings to bolster food attachment. But it is also planning to raise gaming prices to improve profits.

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Despite last week's reduction offer, Mastercard is increasing some credit-card fees

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 03, 2024

A business group learned the financial giant intends to increase what it collects from associated banks, signaling a possible bump in what merchants are charged. But Mastercard stresses that the changes are unrelated to swipe fees.

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All eyes are now on California's fast-food restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 03, 2024

The Bottom Line: It’s not certain yet how the $20 wage will impact chain restaurants. But one thing is clear: Most of the companies affected are small businesses that are already facing profit challenges.

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How Wingstop fixed its chicken wing cost problem

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 03, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Michael Skipworth, CEO of the chicken chain, joins the Restaurant Business podcast to discuss wings, chicken sandwiches and technology.

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Podcast transcript: Wingstop CEO Michael Skipworth

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 03, 2024

A Deeper Dive: The chief executive of the fast-casual chicken wing chain talks about how his restaurant chain solved the wing cost problem, how chicken sandwiches transformed the business, and the prospects for going 100% digital.

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