sales and profits

6 ways to avoid getting screwed on leases

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 02, 2017

With competition pushing up rents, a group of Washington, D.C., restaurateurs gathered to compare best practices. Here's a download.

Operations

How the final tax bill affects restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 19, 2017

The package likely to be passed into law by week's end will extend a number of benefits to the restaurant industry, including a strong incentive to invest in expansion.

Financing

2017 Top 500: Lessons from the list shifters

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 08, 2017

Operators can learn from those chains that jumped in the ranks, as well as from those that plummeted.

Workforce

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Delicious details

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 09, 2018

The week's big announcements, from completion of the Arby's-BWW merger to the newest wrinkles in Chipotle's turnaround plan, sometimes overshadowed small revelations with big implications. Here are a few of those tidbits you likely missed.

Financing

2017 Top 500: Full-service chains

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 12, 2017

The decline of full-service chains is palpable. Three of the major casual-dining players—TGI Fridays, Applebee’s and Chili’s—were all down more than 2% in sales.

Financing