Pie Five Pizza Co.

Financing

Slimmed-down Pizza Inn and Pie Five continue profitability streak

Parent company Rave Restaurant Group said it made about $600,000 during its second quarter, about twice its net income from a year ago.

Operations

Pie Five drops large pizzas to return to individualized pies

But the fast-casual chain also makes value move to appeal to families with buy-three-get-fourth-free offer.

Sales are up, but inflation and supply chain issues continue to cause stress for smaller, publicly traded restaurant chains.

Ghost kitchens and drive-thrus continued to be a plus during recent months.

But both the limited-service Good Times and the full-service Bad Daddy's are cutting their hours because of labor problems.

Smaller publicly owned chains had a more mixed Q1 and April than many of their larger counterparts.

A quick look at how small-cap restaurant companies fared during recent months.

A sampling of recent weeks’ earnings announcements from a variety of small-cap companies and their brands.