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

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 01, 2021

Large franchisees have scooped up Fuddruckers, Au Bon Pain and now Taco Cabana in recent days. But owning a brand is quite different, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Panera Bread sells Au Bon Pain to a Yum Brands franchisee

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 30, 2021

Ampex Brands Family of Companies, a 400-unit operator of Yum concepts and 7-Eleven, will acquire the concept, which is getting a new leadership team.

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How Red Robin is helping vault Donatos around the country

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 30, 2021

CEO Tom Krouse joins the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” to talk about expansion, ghost kitchens and Red Robin.

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Ohio launches $100M pandemic aid program for restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 30, 2021

The money will be allocated in grants of up to $30,000, with the exact amount determined by revenue losses in 2020.

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Jack in the Box wants to get back in the business of building restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 30, 2021

The burger chain has spent the past 15 years selling locations to franchisees. But now it plans to build company restaurants to spur more growth.

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JAB Holdings heads for the exits

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 30, 2021

IPOs by JDE/Peet’s and Krispy Kreme, and perhaps Panera Bread, signal a major shift in strategy for a firm many thought had long-term aspirations, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Restaurants are navigating a ‘perfect storm’ of inflation

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 29, 2021

The industry is facing rising costs for labor, food and real estate and could look a lot different in the next 12 to 18 months, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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