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

Financing

Can a salad chain become the next big thing in the restaurant business?

A Deeper Dive: Nancy Kruse, the new menu trends columnist for Restaurant Business, joins the podcast this week to discuss whether Sweetgreen can find enough salad demand to grow big.

Financing

Burger King hopes speed can hasten its turnaround

The fast-food burger chain has also increased its field staff to improve operations as it works to close the gap with its competitors.

The Bottom Line: Higher prices and demand for celebrations have taken steak chains to new heights. A look at the winners and losers from Q3.

The sandwich giant has an agreement to expand more rapidly in Saudi Arabia. It’s the chain’s third major international deal in recent months.

Leonard Green & Partners, an early investor in Shake Shack, has purchased the majority stake in the fast-growing fast casual from L Catterton, the company announced Tuesday.

The combination of more inflation concerns and the variant sent restaurant stocks tumbling once again on Tuesday.

The Bottom Line: The company says it is not for sale. But valuation concerns and a lack of obvious buyers make a deal especially complicated.

Shares of restaurant companies fell further Monday even as Wall Street recovered from its Friday selloff.

The Bottom Line: With five companies having gone, and three more planning to go public, chains are finding a more receptive environment. But volatility could change that.

The pizza chain, which is growing rapidly in international markets, has a deal to open 60 locations in the countries.

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