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With unemployment low, restaurants struggle to fill jobs

More operators are cutting hours or delaying new openings as they struggle to find workers.

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Why so many big-chain CEOs are out

In the latest edition of "A Deeper Dive," Jonathan Maze and Peter Romeo discuss the spate of big-time chains changing chief executives.

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Famous Dave’s posts proof its turnaround is working

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 13, 2019

For the first six weeks of Q4, off-premise business has lifted comparable sales for company units by 7%, according to parent BBQ Holdings.

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As store closures mount, Subway tries keeping them open

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 12, 2019

The company has started requiring operators go to a committee rather than close their stores as it seeks to stem a decline in unit count.

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Among McDonald’s franchisees, cautious optimism with a dose of discontent

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 11, 2019

Operators like what they’ve seen from new U.S. boss Joe Erlinger so far, says RB’s The Bottom Line, but many remain frustrated by the past few years.

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Noodles sees boost from premium delivery pricing, cauliflower noodles

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 08, 2019

The fast-casual chain reported a same-store sales increase of 2.1% for Q3, its sixth consecutive quarter of sales growth.

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Black Box: Sales still flat, traffic still falling

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 08, 2019

But the industry’s same-store sales have stabilized in recent months.

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In brief: Q3 results for Ruth’s Chris, Chuy’s, J. Alexander’s, STK

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2019

At a time of free-falling traffic for the industry, the smaller casual brands relied largely on pricing to improve results.

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TGI Fridays to be acquired in a $380M deal

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2019

The transaction with Allegro Merger will once again make the granddaddy of the casual segment a public company.

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Should pizza chains work with third-party delivery?

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 08, 2019

RB’s The Bottom Line examines the vastly different strategies deployed by Domino’s Pizza and Papa John’s.

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