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Del Taco lowers annual interest expense by $5M
August 6, 2015
Lowering its annual interest expense allows even greater flexibility, Del Taco CFO says.
read nowSysco steps away from US Foods acquisition following federal court injunction
June 29, 2015
Sysco Corp. won't be appealing a federal court ruling against its planned $3.5 billion acquisition of US Foods and will be going back to the drawing board to…
read nowChina-based Country Style Cooking to release Q4, 2014 fiscal year results
February 19, 2015
Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co. Ltd, a quick service restaurant chain in China, plans to release its unaudited Q4 and fiscal year 2014 financial…
read nowArby's sees 17th consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth
February 17, 2015
Arby's achieved significant system same-store sales growth of 5.7 percent in 2014, closing out 2014 with its 17th consecutive quarter of system same-store…
read nowRestaurant Brands International releases Q4, 2014 full-year results
February 17, 2015
Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported financial results for the full year and Q4 ended Dec. 31.
read nowBack Yard Burgers to expand in 2015
February 17, 2015
Back Yard Burgers reported the company will see new growth this year with existing franchise partners scheduled to open additional stores and deals for…
read nowFazoli's posts 13.6 percent same store sales increase for January
February 16, 2015
Fazoli's franchisees and company units posted a combined 13.6 percent same-store sales increase in January – more than double that of their quick-service…
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Bigger isn't always better: the case for limited menus
by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting
Limited menus for QSRs and fast casual restaurants have financial and operational benefits.
read nowMcDonald's global comp sales down 1% for 2014
January 23, 2015
Troubles continue for the fast food giant, with global comp sales down 1 percent for the year and falling guest traffic.
read nowMenu launch yields 25% increase in grilled menu item sales for Captain D's
January 23, 2015
The D-Lite Meals menu, which launched at the beginning of January, features Tilapia, Wild Alaskan Salmon, Shrimp Skewers, Grilled Chicken Breast, and Surf and…
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State of the Union puts minimum wage, 30-hour work week, joint employer issues in the spotlight
by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group
It's been a busy week in Washington. From the State of the Union address to the Supreme Court to more on the minimum wage, here's a round-up of hot public…
read nowBurger King brings back nugget deal, sparking talk of price war
January 14, 2015
Burger King’s previous chicken nugget promotion, which ran in October, helped the company post a 3.6 percent gain in same-store sales in the U.S. and Canada…
read nowPopeyes preliminary FY2014 results positive
January 14, 2015
Preliminary results for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. show the chicken brand posted same-store sales growth of 6.2 percent for the year and added 14…
read nowSonic reports Q1 same-store sales increase
January 12, 2015
Sonic is projecting same-store sales in the low single digit range for the system for the rest of the year.
read nowTop stock pics for 2015 dominated by QSR, pizza, fast casual
January 9, 2015
Quick-service, fast casual and pizza brands dominated top picks in the 2015 Best Restaurant Stock Pick Competition hosted by ICR.
read nowMcDonald's Japan posts first annual loss in 11 years amid food-safety scandal
January 8, 2015
Diners have found plastic, vinyl and a human tooth in McDonald's Japan food in recent months.
read nowDunkin' Donuts aims for 410-plus net new US units in 2015
December 18, 2014
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. announced its performance expectations for 2015 for its Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands. The FY15 targets include:
read nowResearchers use text-mining software to predict success, failure of DC restaurants
December 16, 2014
The computer-assisted text analysis was more accurate at predicting restaurants' demise than ratings alone (although it is most powerful when used in…
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What it takes to build long-term vision
by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia
Write down where you want to be in one year, three years or five years as a way to better understand where you are headed and how you are going to get there.
read nowGood Times turns in 22-percent increase in restaurant-level operating profit
December 9, 2014
Good Times Restaurants Inc., parent company of Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard and licensee of Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, today announced its preliminary…
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