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Financing

Shopping (and selling) tips from dealmaking pros

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 30, 2012

A Murderer’s Row of industry dealmakers took the stage at the Restaurant Leadership Conference to air their widely different approaches to finding and profiting from restaurant acquisitions.

The Week in Franchising, March 27, 2012

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 27, 2012

A roundup of the past week's developments affecting franchisees and franchisors.

Workforce

A happy GM: Strategies for energizing managers

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 01, 2012

An upbeat, motivated GM can inspire the rest of your staff and improve your bottom line. So how do you keep those GMs whistling while they work?

Growth-chain tweeters

By Amanda Kooser on Mar. 01, 2012

MOOYAH, Pizza Fusion, Punch Pizza, Counter Burger and Sweetgreen share their social media strategies.

Technology

How Domino's avoided Super Bowl fumbles

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 15, 2012

The three hours leading into the Super Bowl is the busiest time of the year for the chain, by a blowout margin. Rob Crookston, franchisee of the Roslyn Heights store, will see business soar even in that unit, which is roughly the size of a single-car garage.

Food

Intelligence download: 7-Eleven gets fresh

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 02, 2012

7-Eleven has hired Pizza Hut veteran Kelly Buckley to assemble a foodservice team that can go tong-to-tong with quick-service restaurant chains. In the meantime, she’s eying such possible menu additions as beer-infused brats, more salads, beef mini-tacos and two empanadas.

Leadership

Franchisee of the Month: Chris Partyka

By Dana Tanyeri on Feb. 01, 2012

Chris Partyka bought into the Pizza Patron franchise system seven years ago with three units in San Antonio, intent on developing that market.

January 2012 Idea Index

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 01, 2012

Great ideas we've seen from the restaurant industry.

Funding franchisees: How small Z's are finding big money

By Steve Brooks on Jan. 01, 2012

When Myron Allen wanted to open a Toppers Pizza franchise in Rochester, Minnesota, he turned to an old friend: his local banker.

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