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Marketing

Are Tuesdays the new Mondays?

Here is a roundup of Tuesday meal deals helping drive traffic on that day of the week.

Operations

5 forces chipping away at franchising

Business as usual is out the door. These factors are causing operators to reshape the traditional model.

Operations

Is today’s trend of refranchising the way to go?

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 18, 2017

McDonald’s revealed last month that it’s a full year ahead of schedule in selling 4,000 company-run restaurants to franchisees, a key turnaround objective it now intends to hit by the end of 2017. The...

Operations

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Say what?

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 31, 2017

Why's an operator cheering a possible upswing in food prices? And has Maine's governor hit on a new way of getting restaurant employees' lobbying help? Those are just some of the questions that were posed by surprising developments of the past week.

Sonic registers a bad quarter

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 29, 2017

Same-store sales fell 7.4% systemwide, and revenues dropped 25% because of accelerated refranchising.

Customers’ top service picks

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 28, 2017

Consumers say these restaurant chains provide the best guest pampering.

Consumer Trends

The 5 cleanest fast-food bathrooms—and 5 missing the mark

By Jill Failla on Mar. 06, 2017

Customers rate the best and worst quick-service restaurant chains for bathroom cleanliness in a recent Technomic survey.

Financing

Drive-thru: Benchmark Q1

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 07, 2017

A quick look at daypart data uncovers the most popular drive times and the chains that are getting the traffic.

Financing

Technomic: Drive-thru data

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 07, 2017

As consumers increase their off-premise dining, limited-service operators will continue to study their priorities and habits, as well as borrow ideas from chains who are doing it right.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Crisis signs

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 03, 2017

Is the industry going a little crazy, or is it just a garden-variety midlife crisis? Here's the evidence to consider.