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What will a second shutdown do to restaurants?

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 14, 2020

A renewed virus and more shutdowns will hurt a lot more restaurants without further assistance, and the damage will be permanent, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Among restaurant chains, easy takeout won during the pandemic

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 13, 2020

RB’s The Bottom Line looks at the quarantine’s winners and losers last quarter and finds some parallels.

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BurgerFi’s delivery sales are booming

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 13, 2020

The chain has seen sales increase 60% in 2020, recording double-digit increases even before the pandemic began.

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Beware the coming income cliff

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 10, 2020

Extra unemployment insurance has helped the restaurant industry, says RB’s The Bottom Line. Now it’s slated to end.

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Big chains have already recovered from the quarantine

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 09, 2020

A Bank of America report suggests larger chains have already recovered their pre-pandemic sales, while smaller chains lag.

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Pie Five’s parent company receives a delisting warning

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 09, 2020

Rave Restaurant Group could be removed from Nasdaq if it is unable to comply with the stock exchange’s financial rules.

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Steak ‘n Shake’s owner compares himself to Andrew Carnegie

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 09, 2020

Biglari Holdings CEO reportedly compares himself to 19th century industrialists and talks about the pandemic’s impact on his burger chain, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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What restaurants should think of the worsening pandemic

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 08, 2020

This week’s edition of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” features editors Jonathan Maze and Peter Romeo discussing the coronavirus resurgence and its impact on the industry.

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How the U.K. plans to jumpstart its restaurant business

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 08, 2020

The government has announced that it will pick up 50% of consumers’ dine-in meals every Monday through Wednesday until September to stimulate re-hiring and the economy.

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Is Chick-fil-A the best franchise investment?

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 08, 2020

RB’s The Bottom Line examines the benefits and drawbacks of getting into the hottest chicken concept in the country.

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