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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 Nov. 29, 2021

The Bottom Line: With five companies having gone, and three more planning to go public, chains are finding a more receptive environment. But volatility could change that.

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A Subway sale, even if one was coming, would not be easy

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 29, 2021

The Bottom Line: The company says it is not for sale. But valuation concerns and a lack of obvious buyers make a deal especially complicated.

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Investors hit casual dining stocks amid concerns about the omicron variant

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 29, 2021

Shares of restaurant companies fell further Monday even as Wall Street recovered from its Friday selloff.

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Cracker Barrel gets back to pre-COVID form—sort of

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 23, 2021

The chain’s same-store sales are back to status quo thanks to better staffing. But the underlying business looks a bit different.

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MOD looks to carve a slice of Wall Street for fast-casual pizza

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 23, 2021

The 500-unit pizza chain started the initial public offering process this week, hoping to be a success story in a segment that has struggled during the pandemic.

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Supply chain and labor issues hurt Jack in the Box sales

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 23, 2021

The burger chain estimates that closing hours and problems getting products hurt same-store sales by 4% last quarter.

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Papa Johns expands into Kenya and Uganda

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 23, 2021

The pizza chain, which is growing rapidly in international markets, has a deal to open 60 locations in the countries.

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Jack in the Box turns to technology and training to ease its labor shortage

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 23, 2021

With sales hurt from a lack of workers, the burger chain is turning to a variety of strategies to keep workers, including automated shake machines and mobile applications.

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