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Restaurant Business tests chain apps

 By Sara Rush Wirth and Benita Gingerella on Oct. 30, 2016

With most chains trying to score valuable real estate on their customers’ phones, the Restaurant Business team took a look at 25 restaurant apps to see what’s working—and what’s not.

Marketing

3 bold-headline restaurant confessions

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 11, 2017

Confession is supposedly good for the soul. These chains are betting it won't hurt business, either.

Marketing

9 ways restaurants are giving vets a break

By Jackson Lewis on Nov. 10, 2016

Veterans Day provides an opportunity to than the nation's service men and women—and maybe snag some traffic in the process.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Forced retirements

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 20, 2017

Venerable business principles and concepts were shipped off to the old folks' home this week, worsening observers' neck arthritis.

IHOP, Applebee's to pair up

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 22, 2016

A 12,000-square-foot restaurant in Detroit will feature the menu signatures of both DineEquity-franchised brands.

Marketing

6 restaurant deals to drive Black Friday sales

By Benita Gingerella on Nov. 21, 2017

Operators hope to see a lot of green this Black Friday.

Operations

Franchisors are offering negotiable terms to attract operators

By David Farkas on Feb. 07, 2017

Here’s a look at five areas where franchisees with leverage are finding wiggle room in franchisor contracts.

Leadership

A modern franchisee finds success with an old idea

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 18, 2018

Acquisitions have made KBP Foods one of the largest and fastest-growing franchises in the restaurant business. But the key to absorbing the expansion has been a notion that harkens back to the earliest days of KFC.

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.

Financing

Applebee's expects to close at least 60 more restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 20, 2018

The franchisor also plans to announce an acquisition within roughly the next year.

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