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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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Independents' top sales-boosting tactics

 By Sara Rush Wirth on Oct. 21, 2015

Operators who earned a spot on Restaurant Business’ 2015 Top 100 Independents ranking tell what four sales-boosting tactics worked for them this past year.

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5 lessons from high-traffic independents

By Scott Hume on Oct. 18, 2016

The Top 100 is ranked by sales, but the list measures success. These operators never say they know a "secret" to success, but why do they perform so well?

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Pollo Tropical calls it quits in Texas

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 15, 2017

The chain's parent company has decided not to reopen stores that were closed by Hurricane Harvey.

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Artinian leads purchase of Another Broken Egg Cafe

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 13, 2017

The full-service veteran becomes president of the daytime-only franchise chain.

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Fast-casual chains run into trouble

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 12, 2017

Aggressive development has hurt the companies’ same-store sales, leading to more closures.

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Tax reform has restaurants confident heading into 2018

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 10, 2018

But companies at the ICR Conference reveal the industry’s conflicting challenges regarding sales.

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Buffalo Wild Wings, Arby's look to buy more restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 05, 2018

With their $2.9 billion merger closed, the two brands created Inspire Brands as a growth vehicle.

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Texas Roadhouse remains anti-delivery while beefing up takeout

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 22, 2018

Despite companywide same-store sales growth, the steakhouse chain calls its Bubba’s 33 spinoff "a work in progress."

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Chipotle appears ready to change its marketing

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 19, 2018

The departure of Mark Crumpacker is a clear indication of where the fast-casual chain is headed, says RB's The Bottom Line.

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Rising labor costs could slow restaurant acquisitions

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 17, 2018

The labor environment could slow what has been an unprecedented level of restaurant merger and acquisition activity.

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