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

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Delivery’s third-party players

 By Sam Smith on May 04, 2015

Takeout’s sibling, delivery, is seeing notable activity as well, and it’s mainly coming from third-party providers and the investors who seem to love them.

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Avoiding rent rip-offs

 By Dina Berta on Jun. 15, 2015

At a time when the country is seeing established, successful concepts close or relocate because of rapidly escalating rents, operators are focusing on other ways to make a lease still work for them.

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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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Managing the wait

By Amanda M. Westbrooks on Apr. 22, 2015

Flipping tables and seating guests is a dance, requiring a mix of attention and tech to keep the pace.

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3 trendlettes we’re watching in April

By Sara Rush Wirth on Apr. 01, 2015

And all of them have to do with sales opportunities and influencers beyond a restaurant’s four walls.

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An industry health check and 3 surprising business drivers

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 25, 2015

There was a consensus that conditions are improving, but moderately. How much mustard might be added by trends like ‘DIY food’ or extreme spiciness?

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5 things to expect after an equity recapitalization

By Peter Romeo on May 19, 2015

If a restaurant company opts to fund its growth by selling a piece of the operation to outside investors, there are some common experiences they should expect, speakers agreed at yesterday’s Restaurant Finance Summit during the NRA Show.

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5 things to look for in a private-equity partner

By Peter Romeo on May 19, 2015

Restaurateurs should do their own due diligence before pairing up with a private-equity firm, experts advised yesterday at the Restaurant Finance Summit during the NRA Show.

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Capitalizing on private equity: 6 things investors look for

By Peter Romeo on May 19, 2015

A conference-within-a-conference offered a portrait of the restaurant companies that draw funding from private-equity firms.

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The drop on third-party delivery services

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 17, 2015

While these services, such as UberEats and Postmates, have been popping up spottily in big cities for some time, the buy-in of national restaurant chains is a potential game changer—and not only for the messengers.

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