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Advocates push the FTC to investigate franchises

 By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 28, 2021

Subway and Dickey’s are among the companies the agency is urged to look at as it takes a more aggressive stand on franchising.

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Portillo’s details ambitious growth goals

 By Heather Lalley on Sep. 28, 2021

In its IPO filing, the 67-unit fast casual known for hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches, said it was “well-positioned for global growth.”

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Portillo’s restaurants did massive drive-thru sales during the pandemic

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 28, 2021

But it also lost more than half of its dine-in sales. Its numbers are a microcosm of the fast-food business that likely is different for good, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Audit finds restaurant tech being widely used to cheat on taxes

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 27, 2021

A California Department of Tax and Fee Administration study found 19% of the state's restaurants used zappers to under-report sales.

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Even after thousands of closures, Subway still has too many locations

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 27, 2021

Numbers the company provided last week demonstrate that it is still far off from reconciling the number of locations with demand for its sandwiches, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Portillo’s files for its IPO

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 27, 2021

The 67-unit concept said it will use the proceeds to pay off $470 million in debt. It adds its name to a growing list of restaurants who are becoming publicly traded companies.

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Don’t expect supply chain challenges to end anytime soon

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 24, 2021

Port backups are delaying equipment deliveries for months. Here’s why it’s happening, and how long it will last.

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Why chains should hit the pause button on aggressive growth

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 24, 2021

Executives should consider more caution about development given soaring costs, future uncertainty and more traditional growth dangers, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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A new sign of normalcy: McDonald’s resumes share buybacks

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 24, 2021

The company said it plans to resume buying back shares, which it had abandoned during the pandemic.

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Amid pandemic uncertainty, Darden finds less is more

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 23, 2021

Olive Garden’s parent has hit on a more streamlined business model that it intends to take beyond the COVID era.

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