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Here's a business tool to keep restaurant executives employed after a tough Q1

 By Peter Romeo on May 10, 2024

Reality Check: The first three months of 2024 weren’t easy on restaurant chains, but spin-doctoring proved to be. Indeed, there must have been a run on shovels.

Operations

3 reasons Chili's is doing so well right now

 By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 30, 2024

A focus on value and operations is helping both sales and profits at the casual-dining chain.

Operations

After a long winter, spring brings signs of life to Applebee's and Outback

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 26, 2024

Data from Placer.ai shows that full-service traffic perked up in March after a difficult end to the year.

Financing

Yes, restaurants are losing traffic to grocers and convenience stores

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 24, 2024

According to data from Placer.ai, traffic at restaurants has lagged that of grocers, superstores and convenience stores since the pandemic.

Financing

The 10 largest restaurant chains in the U.S.

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 16, 2024

Technomic Top 500: Here are the country's 10 largest restaurant chains by sales, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

Financing

Quick-service restaurants had a tough first quarter

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 12, 2024

Was it weather? Or was it prices? Either way, fast-food restaurants have started the year off on the wrong foot, according to traffic data.

Financing

Chick-fil-A's unit volumes at stand-alone restaurants hit $9M last year

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 04, 2024

The fast-food chicken sandwich chain generated nearly $22 billion in U.S. system sales last year, according to its franchise disclosure documents, while both mall and non-mall locations thrived.

Financing

Bad weather returns as a restaurant sales problem

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 20, 2024

The Bottom Line: Snow and cold in January kept customers from visiting restaurants. Here's why this might be a bigger influence in the future.

Operations

5 jaw-dropping facts about the state of restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 09, 2024

Reality Check: This year's mother of all industry forecasts is packed with tidbits that are likely to surprise. Here are five we found in the National Restaurant Association's State of the Restaurant Industry report.

Financing

Starbucks' U.S. sales apparently took a big hit late last year

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 25, 2024

The coffee chain’s sales and traffic slowed from October through December, according to the research firm Earnest Insights, the latest evidence of a slowdown.

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