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

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 04, 2023

The Bottom Line: Consumers’ shift to value could be turning them onto convenience stores, and the Pennsylvania-based concept is apparently leading the way.

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In a tough year for stocks, investors bet on big chains

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 03, 2023

The Bottom Line: The largest chains fared best in a tumultuous 2022 on Wall Street as recession fears and inflation led investors to flee for safety.

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16 Handles acquires a cookie dough brand

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 03, 2023

DŌ Cookie Dough Confections, which makes cookie dough for baking and eating raw, is already being sold out of the frozen yogurt chain’s New York locations.

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The year in charts

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 22, 2022

The Bottom Line: Costs soared, menu prices rose, but consumers kept spending. Here’s a look at the restaurant industry’s 2022 in a few key charts.

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Meritage Hospitality Group to acquire 43 Wendy’s restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 22, 2022

The Michigan-based operator has made 27 acquisitions in the burger chain’s system and now owns more than 300 restaurants.

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Fogo de Chao in rare form ahead of planned IPO

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 21, 2022

With double-digit AUVs and strong traffic growth, the Brazilian steakhouse chain is building momentum as it prepares to return to Wall Street.

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The best of Restaurant Business 2022

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 21, 2022

From the Editor: Here are the top stories, blogs and podcast episodes from a complicated year in the restaurant industry.

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Why restaurants will be able to withstand an economic downturn

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 21, 2022

A Deeper Dive: Michael Swanson, an agricultural economist from Wells Fargo, joins the podcast to talk about the outlook for food costs and industry sales in 2023.

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