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Restaurants added a lot more jobs last month

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2021

The industry added 175,800 jobs in March and now employs more people than it has since the start of the pandemic.

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After a strong year, Fazoli’s starts thinking big

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2021

The fast-casual Italian chain says its sales have thrived over the past year, thanks to its drive-thrus, setting it up for unit growth for the first time in a decade.

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Technomic Top 500: The biggest chains stood out in a tough 2020

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2021

Sales at the 500 largest chains fell 8% last year and they closed a lot fewer units than expected, but the 50 largest chains performed far better than everyone else.

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Restaurants are keeping their takeout sales, for now

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2021

Chains say that takeout sales have increased even as more people go into their locations to eat, a phenomenon operators find promising, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Wingstop is not just a pandemic phenomenon

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 01, 2021

The chain’s same-store sales rose 21% in the first quarter, completing a remarkable year. But its performance was improving long before quarantine, says RB's The Bottom Line.

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Don Thompson’s venture capital firm ups its investment in Dom’s Kitchen & Market

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 31, 2021

The Chicago food emporium, which expects to open its first location in Chicago in June, raised another $15 million from existing investors, including Thompson’s Cleveland Avenue.

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How Greg Flynn engineered the biggest franchise deal in U.S. history

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 31, 2021

This week’s episode of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” features the founder of the country’s largest operator, coming off its purchase of most of NPC International.

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Restaurant sales take off

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 31, 2021

Consumers, stimulus checks in hand, are spending at restaurants, often outpacing 2019 numbers and creating supply chain problems in the process.

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Former Jamba CEO James White joins an effort to push small companies on diversity

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 30, 2021

Mill Road Capital has created a fund to improve the culture at smaller public companies while committing to more diversity among director candidates, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Even Pizza Hut is opening drive-thrus now

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 30, 2021

The pizza chain is launching “The Hut Lane" pickup windows for digital and phone orders in 1,500 locations across the country.

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