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Jimmy John's

Roark buys majority stake in Jimmy John’s

 By Kelsey Squire on Sep. 08, 2016

No leadership shake-ups were announced as part of the deal.

Operations

This week's restaurant nightmares: 'What's so funny?'

 By Peter Romeo on Jan. 18, 2017

The humor and goodwill intended by some restaurants this week was taken far differently by the public, once again underscoring the need for caution in the age of social media.

Marketing

Chains with the most memorable advertising by gender

By Lisa White on Apr. 07, 2017

The concepts winning with their marketing efforts aren’t necessarily grabbing the full audience. Here’s a look at the chains resonating with different genders as well as those scoring with both.

2017 Top 500: Sandwich

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 08, 2017

The sandwich category increased sales by 2.9% and units by 0.3%, despite category heavyweight Subway's 1.7% sales decline and 1.3% unit decline.

Marketing

Operators tackle tailgating season with off-premise offers

By Lisa White on Aug. 23, 2017

Restaurants are giving football fans ordering flexibility, menu variety and out-of-the-box options before they hit the stands.

Food

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.

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