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Financing

McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A get caught up in political intrigue

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 06, 2018

One is the center of a scandal, the other an international bargaining chip; both stories reflect the chains’ strengths, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Leadership

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

 By Peter Romeo on May 31, 2018

Utterances had intent listeners doing a double take. Here's why heads were turned.

Leadership

Condoleezza Rice’s 5 warnings to restaurateurs at the 2018 National Restaurant Association Show

By Peter Romeo on May 21, 2018

The former diplomat and security adviser shared her concerns about the dangers posed by a changing international and social situation.

Political disruption leads to waves of uncertainty

By Sara Rush Wirth on Dec. 15, 2016

When we first started brainstorming ideas for the cover of this month’s issue, we didn’t plan on featuring the president-elect…And then the results came in.

Operations

This week’s restaurant nightmares: ‘Please shut up’

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 08, 2017

Sometimes silence can really be golden for restaurants. Here's proof.

Restaurants may not get White House rep after all

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 15, 2017

Andy Puzder is out as a candidate for secretary of labor.

A restaurateur’s guide to President Trump’s agenda

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 01, 2017

Here's what the industry can expect from the White House, based on the chief executive's speech to Congress.

Operations

This week’s restaurant nightmares: Oh, boy

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 22, 2017

With politics dominating the news, is it any surprise that such issues as immigration and racial stigmas would spill into restaurants, with ugly results? Here’s how it’s happening.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Spillover

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 09, 2017

The nation's worsening drug problem is spilling into restaurants, and that's not the only negative carryover from other realms. Overtime lawsuits are proliferating while new regulations are on hold. But there is some good news among the week's most noticeable developments.

Consumer Trends

Does a strong political reputation boost a restaurant’s top line?

By Brett Dworski on Oct. 25, 2017

Patrons’ visitation results from strong ties with restaurants’ values.

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