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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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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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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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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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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 you should not sleep on Insomnia Cookies

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 20, 2022

The Bottom Line: The late-night treat chain wants to be able to deliver warm cookies to 95% of the U.S. and has the unit economics to justify expansion. But it must first navigate a competitive cookie market.

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Ark Restaurants finds today's menu pricing to be a head-scratcher

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 20, 2022

The multiconcept operator has drastically raised prices, but doesn't know how much more can be passed along.

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Private equity bows out of restaurant chain dealmaking

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 20, 2022

The year in acquisitions: Strategic deals dominated a weak year for industry mergers and acquisitions. Investment firms remained on the sidelines.

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Struggling Freshii to be sold to Foodtastic

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 19, 2022

The healthy fast-casual franchise has agreed to be sold to a growing Canadian restaurant operator for $54 million.

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Inspire Brands sells Rusty Taco to the owner of Cicis Pizza

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 19, 2022

The owner of Arby’s and Dunkin’ decided that the taco chain would be better off in the hands of a company that operates emerging brands.

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