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Financing

Investor pushes for more say in direction of Outback’s parent

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 03, 2020

Jana Partners said it intends to put up two candidates for Bloomin’ Brands eight-person board.

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Restaurant CFOs are bracing for a recession

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 31, 2020

A BDO survey says 70% of industry financial chiefs expect a downturn in the next year or two even as they’re optimistic for their own companies, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Smith & Wollensky parent buys Boston’s Strega group

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 30, 2020

The two operations are the foundation of a new holding company backed by Ireland’s Danu Partners.

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McDonald’s perplexing traffic problem

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2020

The burger chain has lost 13% of its same-store customer count over the past seven years, even as store count has shrunk, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Starbucks goes cold

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 29, 2020

The coffee giant’s U.S. traffic grew 3% last quarter, thanks in part to sales of more cold beverages.

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Chili’s embraces new tabletop tech

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 29, 2020

The changeover is part of a stepped-up effort to boost in-store business.

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How the Burgerim story came together

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 29, 2020

This week’s edition of ”A Deeper Dive” focuses on our recent Burgerim series and what it means for restaurants and franchises.

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McDonald’s system sales hit $100B last year

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 29, 2020

Delivery, kiosks and core menu items helped the chain generate its best comparable-store sales in more than a decade, but traffic remains elusive.

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Is the plant-based meat trend overheating?

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 29, 2020

More chains are pushing fake meat even as sales at other chains falter, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Will Potbelly be pressured by a new activist?

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 28, 2020

180 Degree Capital Corp. has raised its stake in the struggling sandwich chain.

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