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What cost pressures? Outback's parent sees significant Q2 margin growth

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 30, 2021

Bloomin' Brands posted an average rise in restaurant-level operating profits of five percentage points.

Financing

Outback Steakhouse owner puts its hopes into Tender Shack

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 18, 2021

Bloomin’ Brands is taking its chicken-focused virtual brand national and hopes the concept can help it keep newfound takeout sales.

Food

Operators bid goodbye to January with winter meals and deals

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 26, 2021

Taste Tracker: Big discounts at Farmer Boys, Luna Grill wraps it to go, Zaxby’s taps Chinese flavors and bagel seasoning inspires Firehouse Subs.

Marketing

Restaurants are pushing gift card sales, but consumers are slower to respond

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 04, 2020

Operators are counting on holiday gift cards to boost revenue but sales are down.

Financing

Outback Steakhouse owner Bloomin’ hedges its bets

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 03, 2020

The company is aggressively developing brands around takeout, but it also insists that casual dining is not dead.

Financing

New menu helps Outback reclaim 93% of year-ago sales

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 23, 2020

Parent company Bloomin' Brands also revealed that it plans to expand the steakhouse's fast-casual spinoff, Aussie Grill.

Operations

Outback's parent tries a virtual chicken restaurant

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 08, 2020

Tender Shack features platters and sandwiches for delivery from a dozen Carrabba's units.

Financing

Fewer items mean profit improvement for Outback Steakhouse's owner

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 24, 2020

Bloomin’ Brands sales continued to improve, and it saw little impact on sales as coronavirus spread rapidly in Florida and Texas.

Operations

Outback gets a $21K pop from dining-room reopenings

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 11, 2020

Sales for the Bloomin’ brand have climbed to within 13.6% of 2019 levels.

Food

Value is a strong motivator for consumers’ menu choices

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 02, 2020

Deals are a draw in both quick service and casual dining, finds Technomic.

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