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Why MOD Pizza is not out of the woods yet

The Bottom Line: The fast-casual pizza chain was sold last week to Elite Restaurant Group. But few who’ve seen the finances believe the company can avoid closing large numbers of stores.

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Winners and losers from a weird earnings season

The Bottom Line: Some restaurant chains did extremely well, others less so. And even those that seemingly did well did not do well, at least if you ask Wall Street.

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Restaurants are being buried under new paperwork requirements

Reality Check: New employer rules invariably bring an avalanche of record-keeping obligations to a field that's no stranger to laying a paper trail.

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Guillermo Perales jumps into a buyer's market

The franchisee of Burger King, Arby’s and other chains just acquired Freebirds World Burrito and is already working to grow the chain. And he’s got the inside track on Uncle Julio’s.