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Wingstop sold 16M chicken wings during the Super Bowl

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 28, 2019

The chain says that its sales momentum has continued early this year and hopes that more marketing will keep that going.

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How Buffalo Wild Wings is plotting its turnaround

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 27, 2019

The chain’s new president, Lyle Tick, joins "A Deeper Dive" to talk about his strategies for lifting sales.

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Service pivot came too late to right Q4 sales, Red Robin says

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 27, 2019

The casual-dining operation lost $10.6 million on a 4.5% drop in comps, most of it from a traffic decline.

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Restaurant chains have a dine-in problem

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 27, 2019

Some casual-dining chains and fast-casual restaurants are navigating consumers’ shift to takeout, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Burger King franchisee Carrols sees an easing discount environment

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 27, 2019

But the operator's margins took a hit last quarter due to intense promotions.

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Shutdown, polar vortex take a bite out of Potbelly

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 26, 2019

The chain said its same-store sales have slowed so far this year due to the dual January problems.

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The holidays were good to Cracker Barrel

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 26, 2019

Takeout sales grew 20% last quarter as the company’s focus on Thanksgiving and Christmas paid off.

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Papa John’s controversy cost the chain $51M last year

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 26, 2019

The chain closed 104 domestic locations in 2018 after same-store sales fell amid the dispute with John Schnatter.

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Technomic Top 500 preview: Sales at country's biggest chains improved in 2018

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 25, 2019

The largest restaurant concepts proved resilient last year, while Chick-fil-A leapfrogged Burger King and Wendy's to become the fifth-largest chain and Panera Bread joined the top 10.

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Steak ‘n Shake wants to speed things up

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 25, 2019

Same-store sales plunged last year, so the chain is refranchising and improving its speed.

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