Pie Five Pizza Co.

Technology

Pie Five owner cuts ties with Uber Eats after fee hike

Rave Restaurant Group, which also owns Pizza Inn, says it is leaving the delivery app after its broad-based price increases last week.

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.

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.