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Jimmy John's asked to pull sprouts because of salmonella fears

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 19, 2018

Health authorities say an investigation of the situation is continuing.

The big business of franchising

By Sara Rush Wirth on Oct. 15, 2015

Top franchise companies are driving growth, finds researcher Technomic's Top 400 Franchise Report. The 200 largest franchisees grew sales 8.2 percent in 2014, 2.5 times the rate of the Top 500 chains. Unit growth among these companies, too, was three times higher than their franchisors.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

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.

This week’s 5 restaurant nightmares: Justice for all?

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 27, 2016

The industry can only hope the court and social media developments of the past week will not be true precedents.

Which restaurant franchises are the best bets?

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 18, 2017

A new ranking finds plenty of familiar names toward the top of the list.

Financing

25 top limited-service chains in sales and satisfaction

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 22, 2017

A restaurant chain's sales don't always reflect customer satisfaction, and vice versa. Here, we rank the leading limited-service chains using a formula that includes financials, consumer satisfaction and value.