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Papa Murphy’s stock soars after sales, profits beat expectations

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 04, 2019

The company said its sales turned positive for the first time in 37 months.

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2019 Top 500: Pizza

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 03, 2019

The Top 250 pizza chains, ranked.

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Restaurant job growth surged again last month

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 01, 2019

The industry has added more than 80,000 jobs over the past two months despite rising labor costs.

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Papa John’s stock plunges on its latest sale report

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 01, 2019

The company is reportedly no longer for sale, but is looking for an investor as it seeks to recover from a tough year.

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Subway and McDonald’s have struggled to evolve beyond value

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 31, 2019

Both chains have lost customers since shifting away from popular discounts, says RB’s The Bottom Line. Maybe that’s a good thing.

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Are lower profits for casual dining the new normal?

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2019

Chili’s lower margins freaked out Wall Street, RB’s The Bottom Line says, but that might be more common in the future.

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McDonald’s executives defend their remodel plan

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2019

CEO Steve Easterbrook is not concerned that operator unrest will derail what he calls an ambitious plan in the U.S.

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At McDonald’s, fewer restaurants and fewer customers

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2019

The company believes remodels and efforts to improve service times will get customers coming back.

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Mystery’s over: New data pinpoints the cause of restaurants’ traffic slide

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 29, 2019

The research shows that saturation theorists were correct in attributing traffic problems to a development binge.

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Bowl, smoothie chain Everbowl gets $3 million investment

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 29, 2019

Canadian investment firm Serruya Private Equity is backing the California-based concept.

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