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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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Why the restaurant industry will never be the same

 By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 20, 2020

Closed dining rooms will be the death knell for many restaurant companies, some of whom were on weak footing to begin with, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Starbucks is closing access to its cafes

 By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 20, 2020

The coffee chain is going to a drive-thru-only model for at least two weeks and will pay workers for the next 30 days whether they come to work or not.

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Here comes another recession

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 19, 2020

The two-month coronavirus shutdown will be bad enough, but so will the inevitable recession that follows, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Dunkin’ is giving franchisees royalty relief

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 19, 2020

The company is extending royalty and ad fund payments to help operators conserve cash.

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Its stock price suddenly cheap, Dave & Buster’s adopts a poison pill

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 19, 2020

The food and games chain put a cap on the percentage of shares investors can own following a steep drop in its share price.

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The coronavirus takes out eatertainment chains

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 18, 2020

Chuck E. Cheese and Dave & Buster’s face weeks without game-playing customers, which could be devastating.

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With plummeting sales, franchisees face a brutal future

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 18, 2020

The coronavirus shock is putting considerable pressure on franchisees large and small, and franchisors are already taking steps to ease the problem.

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Subway works to keep its franchisees afloat

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 18, 2020

With sales falling amid the coronavirus shock, the sandwich giant is reducing royalties and suspending ad funds.

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How the coronavirus shock is hurting restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 18, 2020

On this week’s episode of "A Deeper Dive," RB editors discuss how the virus and steps to prevent its spread are impacting the industry.

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McDonald’s may consider rent deferrals for its franchisees

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 17, 2020

As the chain closes dining areas amid the spread of coronavirus, it is working to ensure its operators have the cash to get through a sales slump.

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