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Financing

Are retirements killing restaurants?

Aging baby boomers hitting retirement age could be a major influence in weakening sales, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Black Box: 2018 ended on a strong note

Same-store sales rose 2% in December, the best month in more than three years.

Funds from Tiger Global Management follows a $40 million round in 2016.

Richard Akam will remain as COO of the owner of Dick’s Wings and Tilted Kilt.

In this week’s episode of "A Deeper Dive," Technomic’s Joe Pawlak talks about restaurant sales in the coming year.

The company changed its name to simply Pincho as it prepares for growth beyond Florida.

The company will start selling Big Macs, Quarter Pounders and fries with bacon later this month.

The company cites a heavy debt load and legal liabilities and is closing “several” locations.

The chain’s franchise association is telling operators to hold off on projects not "in the works," pending negotiations.

The 48-unit polished-casual chain has been on a steady growth path.

“Cash-strapped” franchisees say a lot is happening at once, without much return.

The brisk pace of restaurant mergers and acquisitions is expected to continue into 2019, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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