Financing

How your restaurant sales and profits compare to competitors' and what you can do to improve financial performance

Financing

Olive Garden parent reels off positive comps, a host of surprises

Six of Darden Restaurants' seven multiunit brands posted positive comps for Q3. The how's and why's provided some surprises.

Financing

Survey shows Chipotle has some work to do

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

The complaint says the chain’s remodel requirements and other efforts are designed to push him out of the business.

The fast-casual chain’s stock is making a comeback this year, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Here are seven data points to show that the industry is bigger and stronger than it was a decade ago.

The chain tests a new payment system to fend off competition.

The pared-down casual chain now has an experienced operator with a diverse slate of concepts at the helm.

Sales increased 3.7% for the 200 largest chains as customer counts weakened, the Technomic Chain Restaurant Index shows.

But Sardar Biglari, CEO of Biglari Holdings, didn't get a crucial incentive for his investment work.

The sector closed more units than it opened last year, according to Technomic, after a decade of weak sales.

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