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2017 Top 500: Limited service chains

 By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 12, 2017

Over 80% of the limited-service segment’s sales comes from QSRs. Fast casual remains the strongest grower, with sales up 8% and units up 8.7%.

Financing

Turnaround plans yield results in casual dining

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 26, 2018

The latest flurry of earnings reports show clear sales and traffic improvement for a number of the sector's big brands.

Top 500 Chains

2017 Top 500: The likely comeback brands

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 13, 2017

While it may not be all good news yet, these chains have plans in place that are starting to pay off.

Financing

Chuck E. Cheese's feels the heat from trampoline parks

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 28, 2018

The chain tests a new payment system to fend off competition.

Restaurant sales made strides in March

Apr. 15, 2015

After two months of flattening sales, March restaurant sales saw positive growth.

6 anvils dangling over restaurateurs’ heads

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 12, 2017

The annual Restaurant Trends & Directions conference yielded some good news, but also some threats to watch.

Financing

Delivery’s third-party players

By Sam Smith on May 04, 2015

Takeout’s sibling, delivery, is seeing notable activity as well, and it’s mainly coming from third-party providers and the investors who seem to love them.

Applebee's to close as many as 135 stores

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 10, 2017

Franchisor DineEquity has more than doubled the projection, while also warning of a step-up in closures of IHOP units as well.

Financing

Pollo Tropical same-store sales start to recover

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 18, 2018

Sister chain Taco Cabana’s transactions fell 11.3% as the company moves away from discounts.

Operations

Restaurants play the blame game

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 02, 2017

Bad financial results have restaurant chain executives citing all kinds of factors for their top- and bottom-line difficulties, from an unexciting football season to high legal fees. Do they have a case? It depends.

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