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Why Nathan’s Famous is big on ghost kitchens

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 13, 2021

The RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” features James Walker, senior vice president of restaurants, with the venerable hot dog brand.

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Domino’s same-store sales may not reveal its true performance

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 13, 2021

The pizza chain, which has enjoyed an unprecedented run of same-store sales growth, says it is focused on growing its overall sales, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Why the pandemic takeout boom may fade

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 12, 2021

Darden Restaurants CEO Gene Lee doesn’t think growth in to-go orders is as “sticky” as people want it to be, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Taco Cabana, Pollo Tropical parent takes out $75M loan

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 12, 2021

Parent company Fiesta Restaurant Group reported improving same-store sales for its fast-casual brands into Q4.

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Del Taco’s sales improve, but not everywhere

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 12, 2021

Franchisee-owned stores saw strong sales last quarter, but company stores were left behind. The differences were largely regional.

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Red Robin sees 20-point sales drop from dining-room reclosings

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 11, 2021

A doubling of off-premise business failed to offset the loss of on-site business, the franchisor said.

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Big Burger King franchisee Carrols gets back into the deal game

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 11, 2021

The $1.5 billion operator is looking at deals again after taking 2020 off, but it is slowing its growth to preserve cash in the coming years.

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Checkers gets a $20M cash injection

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 11, 2021

The drive-thru chain, which was struggling before the pandemic, has seen sales surge and received new funding from Oak Hill Capital to further growth.

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Navigating the changes in the new Paycheck Protection Program

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 11, 2021

The tweaks include a much lower cap on loan size to shift more of the funding toward small businesses.

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A flurry of restaurant deals portends to a big 2021

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 10, 2021

Led by the Inspire-Dunkin’ Brands deal, 2020 turned out to be a bigger year for acquisition activity than expected. Expect more of the same this year.

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