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Applebee's

Here’s how DineEquity intends to fix Applebee's

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 03, 2017

The list of potential remedies for Applebee's is almost as long as the roster of ailments.

What’s wrong with Applebee’s?

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 03, 2017

Nearly everything, says interim CEO Richard Dahl.

Operations

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Help’s on the way

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 03, 2017

The true test of an operation's mettle is how it responds to challenges. These weren't exactly taken from the textbook.

Food

5 ways to tap maple beyond breakfast

By Lizzy Freier on Mar. 06, 2017

Maple flavors are growing at lunch and dinner and in beverages.

Applebee's taps a familiar name as its new president

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 09, 2017

The head of marketing during the chain's heyday is back, this time at the helm.

Operations

5 famous failed diversifications

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 13, 2017

Chipotle's discontinuation of ShopHouse is the latest instance of a secondary concept looking good on paper but not living up to expectations. Here are a few other spectacular examples.

Marketing

5 ways operators plan to cash in on St. Patrick’s Day

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 13, 2017

These restaurants are looking beyond corned beef and cabbage to draw holiday sales.

Leadership

4 unlikely lessons from top leaders

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 21, 2017

If there’s one thing to be learned from interviewing top restaurateurs, it’s that leadership isn’t built on fortune cookie-style doctrines.

Operations

Is today’s trend of refranchising the way to go?

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 18, 2017

McDonald’s revealed last month that it’s a full year ahead of schedule in selling 4,000 company-run restaurants to franchisees, a key turnaround objective it now intends to hit by the end of 2017. The...

Operations

5 forces chipping away at franchising

By David Farkas on Apr. 19, 2017

Business as usual is out the door. These factors are causing operators to reshape the traditional model.

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