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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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DoorDash will match loans to Black-owned businesses

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 08, 2020

The move is one of several new initiatives by the company to help the Black community.

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Good Times feels the pandemic’s differing impact on quick service vs. casual dining

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 07, 2020

Its two chains saw similar sales shifts—one sharply up, the other steeply down

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As the coronavirus resurges, restaurant sales start slowing again

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 07, 2020

Sales tracking data suggest that industry sales are slowing as reopenings pause and the virus spreads, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Fig & Olive declares bankruptcy

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 07, 2020

The upscale Mediterranean chain was pushed over the edge by the coronavirus crisis but had been in financial trouble stemming from a foodborne illness outbreak since 2015, according to court documents.

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Why Subway’s latest $5 Footlong offer didn’t work

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 06, 2020

The promotion didn’t generate needed traffic and operator participation was weak, which doomed the strategy, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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TGI Friday's, Ruby Tuesday among chains that received PPP funds

By Jonathan Maze and Peter Romeo on Jul. 06, 2020

The SBA released detailed information revealing which companies received federal stimulus dollars. Here's a look at some of the restaurants that received them.

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