Financing

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

Financing

Shake Shack set to speed up growth in 2018

The chain plans to open between 32 and 35 new domestic units in the next year.

Financing

5 reasons for bar and grill chains' nightmare 2017

Shifting consumer demands have hammered the likes of Applebee's and Chili's, and their recovery is uncertain, says RB's The Bottom Line.

The franchisor also plans to announce an acquisition within roughly the next year.

Le Duff America sells off other concepts as it plans to expand its parent company's legacy concept in the States.

The take-private deal comes less than three years after Fogo went public.

The pizza chain's 4.2% U.S. same-store sales were the lowest in four years as store count accelerates.

In this environment, anything is possible, but such a deal seems unlikely, says RB's The Bottom Line.

The proposed deal is valued at $2.75 million.

The family-dining chain is confident in the future of its takeout business.

The company found a better deal by going private, says RB's The Bottom Line. Could others follow?

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