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Some smaller fast-casual chains continue to struggle with pandemic recovery, with urban locations remaining especially slow to pick up.

Restaurant Business has collected same-store sales data from publicly traded restaurant chains. Look below for a complete list of sales data organized by calendar quarter.

Parent company Rave Restaurant Group continues to close units as sales keep declining at its fast-casual and buffet brands.

A lot of companies made overly aggressive bets on unproven fast-casual concepts. PizzaRev was one of them, says RB's The Bottom Line.

Taste Tracker: Shake Shack dials up sweet heat; Qdoba and Moe’s layer on saucy flavor; preserved lemons bring a sunny twist to Cava’s new bowl; Dunkin’ and Ziggi’s offer new takes on summer refreshers; and more menu news of the week.

Fendley had been the vice president of finance for Rave Restaurant Group since January 2020.

Chopt takes guests on a U.S. road trip; a burger at Dog Haus has Hawaiian beach vibes; Popeyes debuts another chicken sandwich; corn dogs come back to Golden Chick; and new riffs on pizza.

Rave Restaurant Group’s revenue and store counts keep shrinking, even as many chains experience a late-pandemic boost.

A recent report by U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto highlighted several problems in franchising and how it hurts operators. RB’s The Bottom Line looks at eight of them.

Taste Tracker: Pie Five Pizza gets crafty; Sonic dresses up burgers; Hard Rock goes Irish; and more menu news of the week.