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Soaring gas prices and lower consumer sentiment are causing problems for restaurants

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Cost-cutting creativity: How operators are protecting margins in tough times

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Spike Gjerde highlights the terroir of the Chesapeake Bay region

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Why restaurant loyalty is stuck

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Bread Zeppelin hits pause on franchising to prove out model

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Subway's corporate profit has taken off under Roark Capital

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Real California Dairy Makes The Hottest Menu Trend Even Cooler

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How KFC CEO Scott Mezvinsky plans to modernize the brand

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Fat Brands creditors push back against the company's sale to lenders

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Chicken chains’ sales growth slows for the second straight year

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Why restaurant loyalty is stuck

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May the fourth and other fan-based holidays are opportunities for restaurants to celebrate

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Bread Zeppelin hits pause on franchising to prove out model

Salad stuffed into baguettes is getting a whole lotta love right now. But this fast-casual concept wants to grow more company-owned units to attract the right kind of franchisee down the road.

Financing

Subway's corporate profit has taken off under Roark Capital

The Bottom Line: The fast-food sandwich chain’s operations shift, cost cuts and growing use of vendor rebates have improved the company’s profits. But it has a lot more debt.

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Cost-cutting creativity: How operators are protecting margins in tough times

Inflation across the board is forcing restaurants to rethink everything from staffing to supply chains

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Applebee's sues franchisee over Logan’s Roadhouse acquisition

The casual-dining chain said SSCP Management’s acquisition of Logan’s violated their franchise agreement because the two brands are direct competitors.

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At Hav & Mar, zero waste touches every part of the menu

For Executive Chef Fariyal Abdullahi and her kitchen team at the seafood restaurant, sustainability is in their DNA.

Financing

Chicken chains’ sales growth slows for the second straight year

Sales at chicken chains on the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report grew by 5.3%, mostly because companies keep adding more locations.

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A strange set of earnings reports

The Bottom Line: This week’s edition of the weekly restaurant finance newsletter looks at the wide range of early earnings reports.

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Do independents have an advantage in this market? According to Sysco, they do

The Bottom Line: Kevin Hourican, CEO of the giant distributor, argues that local restaurants have performed better than chains because they’ve been more flexible in meeting consumer demands.

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Soaring gas prices and lower consumer sentiment are causing problems for restaurants

The Bottom Line: The price of a gallon of gas is nearing $4.50 and showing no signs of slowing. That likely hurt restaurant sales and traffic in March and April. And the worst may be yet to come.