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

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PPP to provide restaurant aid again under Congress' compromise aid plan

 By Peter Romeo on Dec. 20, 2020

The bipartisan measure also ensures the deductibility of forgiven earlier loans.

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How technology and Taylor Swift are keeping Olive Garden relevant

 By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2020

Parent Darden Restaurants is sketching out a five-year technology "road map" while looking at increased expansion opportunities for its biggest brand.

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McDonald’s fight highlights a common source of franchise conflict

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 18, 2020

Franchisors benefit from higher sales, while franchisees need to make a profit. The difference frequently causes controversy, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Restaurant sales tumbled in November

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 17, 2020

New sales data shows the industry has lost footing after a summer of recovery as shutdowns take hold, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Luckin Coffee agrees to $180M SEC fine to settle fraud allegations

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 17, 2020

The Chinese coffee chain, which traded in the U.S., fabricated more than $300 million in sales, inflating its growth by as much as 45%.

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Shutdowns are hurting Chili's sales this month

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 16, 2020

Same-store sales have slipped during the period from -1% to -12.3% and parent Brinker International is pulling back quarterly guidance.

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Shareholders approve BurgerFi-Opes deal

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 16, 2020

The better-burger concept becomes a publicly traded company, with cash for expansion.

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Luby's sells most of its Fuddrucker's to a franchisee

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 16, 2020

13 of the remaining 24 unit were sold to an affiliate of the contract management company Perkins Management Services

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McDonald’s franchisees plan to re-evaluate value offers

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 16, 2020

The company’s operators voted to restrict unessential contact with the company amid a dispute over oncoming fees.

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Why ghost kitchens may not be all they’re cut out to be

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 16, 2020

This week’s RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” features Fransmart CEO Dan Rowe talking about ghost kitchens and franchising.

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