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By Joe Guszkowski on May 10, 2021

Here's how three restaurants optimized their relationships with providers as delivery continues to be a key channel.

At Steak n Shake, lower revenue and fewer stores but more profits

By Jonathan Maze on May 10, 2021

The burger chain, which avoided bankruptcy after its parent company repaid its debt, saw revenues decline while many stores remain closed.

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Why virtual concepts could be a big part of Applebee's and IHOP's future

May 07, 2021

John Peyton, the new CEO of parent company Dine Brands, sees ample room for additions in the brands' "renaissance."

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Restaurants' appetite for cryptocurrency is growing

By Joe Guszkowski on May 07, 2021

Some view digital currency as the payment of the future, and it promises better security and lower fees. But will anyone have the stomach to actually invest in it?

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Why restaurants can’t find workers right now

By Jonathan Maze on May 07, 2021

A Subway franchisee helps explain the challenge in finding workers, and the impact it is having on their business, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Pizza chains expect to keep a lot of their pandemic sales

By Jonathan Maze on May 06, 2021

Domino’s and Papa John’s both believe they can keep growing sales even as comparisons get tough, and say they have advertising dollars to spend, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Restaurant CEOs got lower salaries but higher pay last year

By Jonathan Maze on May 06, 2021

But the pandemic managed to keep pay packages for the industry in check and below average for public company chief executives.

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As restaurant stocks soar, IPOs become an option again

By Jonathan Maze on May 05, 2021

Shares in restaurant chains have taken off this year as sales recover across the board, and going public suddenly becomes an option again, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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