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The nuts and bolts of Danny Meyer’s plan to eliminate tips

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 03, 2015

The New York City restaurateur provided details Monday night at a town-hall style meeting with guests, fellow restaurateurs and the media. Here are the particulars.

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4 fast-casual restaurants investors love

 By Lauren Hallow on Jan. 13, 2017

While fast casual’s collective sales may be slowing due to segment maturation, money is still going into the segment. These four concepts are rising above the slowdown.

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Gold Star Chili buys Tom+Chee

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 10, 2017

The acquisition comes four years after an appearance on "Shark Tank" provided the tomato soup and grilled cheese chain with notoriety, franchise prospects and growth capital.

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2 burger brands swallowed by mega-franchisor

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 15, 2017

The U.S. chains were the latest acquisitions by a Canadian concern with more than four dozen QSR brands.

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Subway franchisees push back against new Footlong deal

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 14, 2017

The company’s shareholders are investing $25 million into the brand as it plans to start offering $4.99 Footlong subs.

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How Wingstop fixed its election problem

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 11, 2018

After a rare decline in same-store sales a year ago, the company started advertising and quickly recovered.

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Pie Five records another double-digit comps drop

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 06, 2018

The once-promising pizza chain has closed stores and refranchised to stem the damage.

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Chicken wing prices fall, and so does Wingstop stock

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 23, 2018

Investors didn't like the chain's unit growth outlook, as high wing prices last year slowed some development.

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Survey shows Chipotle has some work to do

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 23, 2018

In the recent Harris Poll reputation survey, the chain came in last among restaurants rated, says RB's The Bottom Line.

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Can zucchini save Noodles & Company?

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 20, 2018

Happy with slower growth, the fast-casual chain is going on offense, with zucchini noodles and takeout.

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