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Starbucks shares surge on stronger sales

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 25, 2019

The company’s U.S. same-store sales were its best in three years, thanks to more transactions.

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Jollibee Foods to buy The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for $350M

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 24, 2019

The Smashburger owner is making its largest move into the U.S. to date with the acquisition of the coffee chain.

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How Chicken Salad Chick makes it work

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 24, 2019

CEO Scott Deviney joins "A Deeper Dive" to talk about the chain’s growth strategy and the surprising flexibility of chicken salad.

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Restaurant investors grapple with the industry’s new realities

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 24, 2019

The process of evaluating a deal has been complicated by big data, the reliance on technology and the evolving role of founders, experts noted at Restaurant Directions.

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Popeyes plans to take on China

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 23, 2019

The chicken chain inks a 1,500-unit deal, becoming the latest concept to make a bet on the fast-growing market.

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Cracker Barrel to invest up to $140M in Punch Bowl Social

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 23, 2019

The deal gives the highway-side family dining chain a noncontrolling stake in the “eatertainment” concept.

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Ares Management invests in Cooper’s Hawk

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 23, 2019

The deal is expected to help fuel the chain’s continued growth.

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How the Cracker Barrel-Punch Bowl Social deal came together

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 23, 2019

A December phone call led to an unlikely pairing and one of the most interesting deals in years, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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At Restaurant Directions, signs of a tough business

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 22, 2019

Despite a booming economy, the industry has been hit with high labor costs and falling traffic, but things are looking up.

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Why the Kura Sushi IPO is a big deal

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 22, 2019

The proposed $58 million offering could end a long dry period and make the public markets available to small chains again, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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