Buffalo Wild Wings

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Operators brainstormed ways to address hyperlocal demand, block an end run on raising labor costs, and foster more licensing business.

Buffalo Wild Wings considers no-tables format

A limited-service riff is one of the formats the casual chain says it's exploring to deliver better returns.

The private-equity company with stakes in chains ranging from Auntie Anne's to Culver's has reportedly offered more than $2 billion.

The casual chain is also looking at a variety of remote-payment options.

A group saying it represents 93% of the franchise system says it wants to keep Sally Smith and her team in leadership roles, a rebuke to activist investor Marcato Capital.

The private-equity firm often doesn't follow its own guidelines for making acquisitions. Its latest conquest is a case in point.

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