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 ContentMarketing Meet the restaurant industry's new government adversaryReality Check: The FTC wants the business to change several longstanding operating conventions. Has it heard why that's a bad idea? Financing Why are so many restaurant chains filing for bankruptcy?The Bottom Line: A combination of rising costs and weakening sales, and more expensive debt, has caused real problems for restaurant chains. But the industry is also really difficult. Financing Despite their complaints, customers keep flocking to ChipotleThe Bottom Line: The chain continued to be a juggernaut last quarter, with strong sales and traffic growth, despite frequent social media complaints about shrinkflation or other challenges. |