Menu innovation accelerates as family dining chains work to broaden their appeal and customer base. | Photographs courtesy of the brands.
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Emerging Brands
How Mr. Pickle's is playing the value game with sandwich sizes
The California-born chain known for Dutch Crunch rolls is borrowing a page from Goldilocks and rolling out a mid-sized sandwich that gives guests a more-profitable reason to visit.
Financing
Two companies learn the hard way that running restaurants is difficult
The Bottom Line: Red Lobster and Topgolf were both acquired by companies outside the restaurant industry. Those companies have learned just how competitive the business is.
Financing
Restaurant buyers have little interest in actual restaurants
The Bottom Line: There is a clear line in what restaurant chain buyers want right now. They want franchisors, not the restaurants themselves.