Popeyes

Food

Beef, breakfast and dessert rule the top 10 LTOs

Consumers are most likely to purchase familiar favorites in 2020.

Financing

How one tweet changed the restaurant industry

One year later, Popeyes’ post on its chicken sandwich has proven to be a singular event in the industry’s history, pushing it to a poultry-centric future, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Smaller-cap operators have found the pandemic to be a mixed challenge.

Restaurant Brands International is working with operators of its brands, including Popeyes and Tim Hortons, to close underperforming restaurants.

The chains, both owned by Restaurant Brands International, demonstrate divergent consumer and market shifts during the pandemic, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

The battle for the best continues, with the Colonel and smaller contenders joining the ranks.

Restaurant Brands International says half of the candidates interviewing for jobs at its offices will come from “demonstrably diverse” groups.

But sister brands Tim Hortons and Burger King are both down, even as the chains’ sales improve.

So will Tim Hortons as parent company Restaurant Brands International moves into the next phase of reopening.

Same-store sales rose 29% in the U.S. last quarter despite the coronavirus, and are already back to precrisis levels.

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