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

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How to get a restaurant chain at a discount price

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 28, 2018

Want a restaurant chain? Find a company selling a secondary concept, says RB's The Bottom Line.

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Investors lose some faith in QSR

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 03, 2018

The industry appears to be outperforming the stock market, but not fast-food chains, says RB's The Bottom Line.

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Can wine packs cut it on restaurant tables?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 13, 2006

Restaurants have served wine out of bag-in-boxes for years, stealthily siphoning the stuff into glasses—behind the bar and out of sight.

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Buying sparkling wines when it's not a holiday

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 13, 2006

Many restaurateurs think about purchasing sparkling wines only for the holidays, but that’s a mistake. While the bulk of bubbly is drunk from Thanksgiving to New Year’s, sparklers are a good match for most menus year round.

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Summer wines

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 02, 2009

Just as you update your food menu with the seasons, you should freshen your wine list. Lighter summer fare demands lighter wines; warmer weather calls for more refreshing quaffs.

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RLC attendees look for answers about the recovery’s direction

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 28, 2011

Voicing agreement that the worst is over for restaurants, attendees of the Restaurant Leadership Conference said they came to the Scottsdale, Ariz., event with an ear cocked for insights into chains’ near-term prospects.

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Kickstart your funding

By Amanda Kooser on Jan. 01, 2012

Kickstarter is the biggest of a breed of sites that lets artists and business owners place their projects in front of the world and collect donations.

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Making room at the bar

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 31, 2012

The competition at the bar continues to heat up. Often that translates into a larger and more eclectic inventory—and a larger footprint.

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Waste contracting without throwing money away

By Steve Coomes on Sep. 27, 2013

Try these smart strategies for negotiating and managing trash removal.

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Highest-volume independent steak houses

Oct. 15, 2014

Even as sales at full-service restaurants sputter along, growing at 2.4 percent in 2013 according to Technomic, sales at steak concepts are leading the pack with 6.2 percent growth.

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