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January 9, 2012
Capital squeeze
With financing still hard to secure, brands explore nontraditional lending
December 20, 2010
BK franchisee Duke and King files for Ch. 11
Company closes five of its 92 stores and seeks buyer
June 15, 2010
Pizza executives offer financing tips
Two executives offered creative ways to secure funding during a panel discussion at the Pizza Executive Summit this week in Chicago.
April 18, 2010
Improved restaurant results expected for 1Q
NEW YORK Restaurant companies releasing first-quarter results in the weeks ahead are expected to report...
January 26, 2010
O’Charley’s closes $45M credit facility
NASHVILLE Tenn. O’Charley’s Inc. said Wednesday it has amended its revolving credit facility that...
January 26, 2010
O’Charley’s closes $45M credit facility
NASHVILLE Tenn. O’Charley’s Inc. said Wednesday it has amended its revolving credit facility that...
January 16, 2010
Early sales reports show chains still struggling
Early fourth-quarter sales reports suggest unemployment and anemic consumer spending have continued to hamper sales...
December 30, 2009
The year’s stock winners and losers
NEW YORK In a year that saw the Nation’s Restaurant News Stock Index swing along...
December 13, 2009
Alvarez retirement highlights importance of succession plans
The Nov. 30 announcement that McDonald’s Corp. president and chief operating officer Ralph Alvarez would...
December 1, 2009
Analysts: McDonald’s can bounce back after loss of Alvarez
OAK BROOK Ill. While the announcement Tuesday of the retirement of McDonald’s chief operating...
November 29, 2009
Panera ‘Shaich’-up shocks analysts, but response to news mostly positive
While financial analysts voiced initial surprise at the announcement that Panera Bread Co. chief executive...
November 1, 2009
Stalled spending leads to lean 3rd-Q earnings
Since January restaurant companies have looked forward to the third and fourth quarters as providing...
October 22, 2009
Restaurant companies still on shaky ground
NEW YORK Third-quarter earnings season got off to a rocky start this week with cautious...
October 18, 2009
Restaurants' 3Q results likely to show slow sales
NEW YORK As third-quarter earnings season begins this week with some of the largest restaurant...
October 4, 2009
No free rides
When Granite City Food & Brewery last month unveiled its restructured balance sheet, it was...
August 11, 2009
Yum lays out plans for Taco Bell
IRVINE Calif. Taco Bell is aiming to steal market share in the quick-service segment through...
July 19, 2009
Ruby Tuesday to offer 10M shares
MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc. said Monday it plans to offer 10 million shares of...
June 16, 2009
Arcapita sells Church's Chicken
ATLANTA Arcapita Inc. said Wednesday that it signed a deal to sell Church's Chicken to...
June 11, 2009
Report: Church's Chicken to be sold
ATLANTA Officials for Church’s Chicken on Friday would not confirm reports that the chain would...
May 9, 2009
Many QSRs starting to show signs of weakness
NEW YORK As the domestic unemployment rate continues to rise, hitting 8.9 percent in April,...
May 3, 2009
1st-Q results earn industry’s optimism
First-quarter earnings season started with a bang, as better-than-expected results from casual-dining companies helped offset...
April 28, 2009
Arcapita may be mulling sale of Church's
ATLANTA Private-equity firm Arcapita Inc. has reportedly hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch to explore...
April 18, 2009
Analysts foresee shift as restaurants ready 1Q earnings
NEW YORK First-quarter earnings season could bring a reversal of fortunes for restaurant stocks, as...
January 25, 2009
Get by with a little help from your friends
Community banks may be pulling back on funding, but communities themselves aren’t....
October 5, 2008
GE Capital tightens reins amid credit crunch
Restaurant financing has slowed to a trickle as lenders re-evaluate loan portfolios amid the financial...
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