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

By Jonathan Maze on May 12, 2021

The investment fund, which bought $250 million in preferred shares two years ago, is selling some of them back for $184 million, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Subway franchisees want their royalty payments cut

By Jonathan Maze on May 12, 2021

A group of operators is asking the company’s shareholders to cut its franchise fees to 4.5% from 8%. Its royalties are higher than other sandwich chains.

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How Domino’s became a technology company

By Jonathan Maze on May 12, 2021

Dennis Maloney, the chain’s chief innovation officer, joins this week’s episode of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” to talk about technology and robots.

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Chick-fil-A is facing a sauce shortage

By Jonathan Maze on May 12, 2021

The company is limiting dipping sauces to one per customer at many locations as supply chain disruptions hit the chicken chain.

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Week One of the $29B Restaurant Revitalization Fund: $2B awarded

By Peter Romeo on May 11, 2021

Initial grants averaged $125,000, draining the fund by about 7%. Industry officials have voiced fears that the pool will run dry in a matter of weeks.

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Cosi makes a last-ditch effort to save itself

By Heather Lalley on May 11, 2021

The fast-casual chain had its bankruptcy case dismissed so it could apply for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, its “only realistic hope" to survive.

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Shareholder groups question differential treatment for McDonald’s former CEO

By Jonathan Maze on May 10, 2021

CtW Investment Group, California Public Employees Retirement System and others argue the company let Steve Easterbrook walk away with millions even as its former chief people officer was fired.

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