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The 2013 Restaurant Growth Index

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 01, 2013

If there is one thing to take away from the 2013 Restaurant Growth Index it’s this: competition is more intense than ever.

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How to make customer engagement efforts work harder

By Kelly Killian on Apr. 02, 2014

Buffalo Wings & Rings was able to boost customer engagement a few percentage points with a simple move: going back to customers who did not respond to initial offers with retargeted messages.

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New Top 500 chain ranking shows cracks in the status quo

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 30, 2015

Fast casuals come on strong, as do “QSR Plus” brands, Technomic finds.

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Top 100 Independents: The newbies

By Kelly Killian on Oct. 23, 2015

Nearly two dozen of the nation’s highest-grossing independent restaurants weren’t in that rarified group last year. Here are the ones that muscled their way into the elite ranks.

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What indies know

By Scott Hume on Oct. 18, 2016

While independents aren’t immune to the issues plaguing chains in today’s restaurant climate, these top concepts are managing to jump the business hurdles to keep both staff and guests satisfied.

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