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Operations
Friendly's is opening restaurants again
The 89-year-old family-dining chain has unveiled a new store in Orlando that gives a liberal nod to the brand's past while incorporating new touches like a bakery.
Financing
Surprise, surprise: California kept its full-service restaurants in the dark for months
Reality Check: The state attorney general had refused to clarify the scope of the state's pending anti-junk-fee law. It's one more smack in the face to the trade.
Financing
Why social media, and not price, is behind Starbucks' sales problems
The 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.