Members help make our journalism possible. Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here. MultimediaExclusive ContentFinancing Why social media, and not price, is behind Starbucks' sales problemsThe Bottom Line: The coffee shop chain lost momentum quickly in November. That was too fast to be explained by consumer reaction over the prices of its beverages. Financing Franchisors who want faster remodels should reach into their pocketbooksThe Bottom Line: Burger King is spending $550 million to get more of its restaurants remodeled, not counting its own upgraded restaurants. More brands should do this. Leadership Meet the restaurant fixer who now owns EttaTech entrepreneur Johann Moonesinghe suddenly finds himself leading a growing group of restaurants. His secret? He doesn't expect to make a profit. |