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

Red Robin retains outside help for refranchising drive

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 22, 2019

The casual chain says The Cypress Group will assist in identifying what corporate markets should be sold to franchisees.

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With international growth, master franchising usually fails

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 22, 2019

A Mizuho analyst finds the vast majority of master franchising commitments go unfulfilled, and 40% fail altogether, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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The Shaq deal is a slam dunk for Papa John’s

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 22, 2019

Adding the well-liked personality to the board and its marketing gives the chain positive buzz for the first time in a while, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Jimmy John’s and Papa John’s have different responses to the delivery threat

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 21, 2019

The chains show the restaurant industry’s uncertain answer to third-party aggregators, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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In the delivery race, DoorDash and Uber Eats are charging hard

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 19, 2019

The companies, with Grubhub, are forming a "big three" in the delivery and online ordering space, and that has implications for restaurants, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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