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Slicing and dicing value

 By Bill Main on Jul. 04, 2001

Should you price shop or become a prime vendor? Here's a list of considerations and questions to ask your distibutor.

No blame game in accounting mess

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 21, 2005

While many restaurant companies are restating earnings this year, some are accepting more blame for the accounting meltdowns than others.

Humphries to Succeed Soltis at Helm of Sysco

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 15, 2007

Humphries has served most recently as president and ceo of Sysco Food Services of Baltimore, LLC, and will assume his new position effective March 1...

Two Different Kinds of Company Sales: the Stand Alone and the Fold-In

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 17, 2009

The Stand Alone PurchaseIn this scenario, the acquired company continues to operate at its current facilities with the majority of its management and staff...

Leadership

Ron Shaich to focus on 'conscious capitalism'

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 16, 2011

Attention, Wall Street Occupiers: The sort of corporate conscience you’re demanding isn't alien to the restaurant business, as the trade’s leaders will be reminded at the 2012 Restaurant Leadership Conference.

McDonald’s monthly sales slump worst since 2003

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 09, 2014

Comparable sales for U.S. stores slid 2.8 percent for the industry leader’s worst performance in a decade.

Sonic posts 11.5% comp gain

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 02, 2015

The franchisor of the Sonic drive-in Burger King posted a comparable-store sales gain of 11.5 percent, year over year, for the quarter ended Feb. 28. Most of the increase came from a rise in guest counts, management said.

Financing

Avoiding rent rip-offs

By Dina Berta on Jun. 15, 2015

At a time when the country is seeing established, successful concepts close or relocate because of rapidly escalating rents, operators are focusing on other ways to make a lease still work for them.

What’s wrong with Applebee’s?

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 03, 2017

Nearly everything, says interim CEO Richard Dahl.

Financing

Starbucks unloads Tazo Tea for $384M

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 03, 2017

Unilever has purchased the brand, which Starbucks bought in 1999.

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