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Financing

For restaurants, price remains a concern

Despite higher costs, chains say the industry must be cautious about raising prices.

Top 500 Chains

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This churrascaria is remodeling units and added small plates

Unlimited helpings of skewered meats and sides for a fixed price in a modern Brazilian steakhouse

The steak category grew sales by 2.9%, to $11.2 billion, and units by 0.7%, to 2,767.

It’s never good when employees make mistakes, but it’s even worse when they do it in a room full of reporters.

Restaurants are rolling out new recipes of whiskey sours to differentiate bar programs.

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

Patrons no longer are charged a single price.

Raising Cane’s, Which Wich, Genghis Grill or Mooyah, suggests a Dallas paper.

The company is reportedly looking to raise $75 million.

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