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Restaurant Business Daily

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Marketing

KFC’s latest concoction: A Colonel Sanders bearskin rug

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 05, 2019

The chicken chain will let consumers win the rug in a Reddit creativity contest.

Financing

Starboard makes a $200M investment in Papa John’s

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 04, 2019

Jeff Smith was named chairman as the company got a cash infusion to pay off debt and invest behind its strategic initiatives.

Financing

Papa Murphy’s stock soars after sales, profits beat expectations

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 04, 2019

The company said its sales turned positive for the first time in 37 months.

Financing

Technomic: 2018 ended on a strong note

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 04, 2019

But prices, not traffic, continued to boost sales throughout the industry, according to the Technomic Chain Restaurant Index.

Leadership

Tim Hortons co-founder Ron Joyce dies

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 01, 2019

He helped turn the coffee and doughnut chain into a Canadian icon.

Financing

Restaurant job growth surged again last month

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 01, 2019

The industry has added more than 80,000 jobs over the past two months despite rising labor costs.

Financing

Papa John’s stock plunges on its latest sale report

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 01, 2019

The company is reportedly no longer for sale, but is looking for an investor as it seeks to recover from a tough year.

Financing

Subway and McDonald’s have struggled to evolve beyond value

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 31, 2019

Both chains have lost customers since shifting away from popular discounts, says RB’s The Bottom Line. Maybe that’s a good thing.

Financing

At McDonald’s, fewer restaurants and fewer customers

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2019

The company believes remodels and efforts to improve service times will get customers coming back.

Financing

Are lower profits for casual dining the new normal?

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2019

Chili’s lower margins freaked out Wall Street, RB’s The Bottom Line says, but that might be more common in the future.

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