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Financing

25 top limited-service chains in sales and satisfaction

 By Restaurant Business Staff on May 22, 2017

A restaurant chain's sales don't always reflect customer satisfaction, and vice versa. Here, we rank the leading limited-service chains using a formula that includes financials, consumer satisfaction and value.

2017 Top 500: Sandwich

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 08, 2017

The sandwich category increased sales by 2.9% and units by 0.3%, despite category heavyweight Subway's 1.7% sales decline and 1.3% unit decline.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Unsolved mysteries

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 10, 2017

Given the mystifying developments that arose, you’d have thought restaurants were holding their own Agatha Christie Week.

Financing

Potbelly faces a shareholder ‘discord’

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 18, 2017

An activist says the company erred in hiring a new CEO during a strategic review.

Food

Meaty sandwiches are making their mark on menus

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 28, 2018

Operators are taking advantage of falling meat prices when adding new sandwiches to the lineup.

Potbelly Re-Ups with DMA

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 09, 2009

The chain announced yesterday it has entered into a new five-year agreement with DMA to provide national foodservice distribution. According to Carl Segal,...

Climbing costs at Potbelly counteract Q3 gains

By Kelsey Squire on Nov. 03, 2015

Earnings fell at the sandwich chain.

Consumer Trends

America's favorite quick service chains

By Jill Failla on Jan. 17, 2017

The QSR Plus subsegment continues to be a sweet spot, with chains such as In-N-Out Burger and Culver’s scoring well for made-to-order fare served at a value price.

Consumer Trends

The 5 cleanest fast-food bathrooms—and 5 missing the mark

By Jill Failla on Mar. 06, 2017

Customers rate the best and worst quick-service restaurant chains for bathroom cleanliness in a recent Technomic survey.

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