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Improved restaurant results expected for 1Q
Apr 19, 2010
NEW YORK Restaurant companies releasing first-quarter results in the weeks ahead are expected to report improved sales trends, continued cost controls and a heightened sense that an industry recovery has begun...
Restaurant industry keeps all eyes on unemployment
Restaurant industry keeps all eyes on unemployment
Apr 06, 2010
Unemployment trends continue to be one of the most watched economic indicators for restaurant operators today. When will national unemployment rates drop? When will consumers feel more comfortable in their jobs and...
Papa Murphy’s sold to Lee Equity Partners
Apr 01, 2010
VANCOUVER Wash. Lee Equity Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has signed an agreement to purchase Papa Murphy’s International, the take-home pizza franchisor currently owned by Charlesbank Capital...
Pent-up capital, recent deals renew M&A momentum
Mar 22, 2010
NEW YORK —The restaurant industry’s merger-and-acquisition market is heating back up after a near blackout on buyouts caused by the credit crisis and the slumping economy. Combine two recent multi...
Dunkin’ Donuts reports 2009 growth
Mar 15, 2010
CANTON Mass. Dunkin’ Donuts said Monday it opened 351 net new locations worldwide in 2009, to finish the year with more than 9,000 restaurants tallying $5.7 billion in systemwide sales. In 2008, Dunkin’ Donuts...
Restaurants shift blame to weather for sinking sales
Restaurants shift blame to weather for sinking sales
Mar 10, 2010
NEW YORK As the latest same-store sales reports come in, the effects of the severe winter weather that hit most of the country in January and February are becoming clear, and in some cases it isn’t pretty. Some...
Denny’s management under the gun
Mar 02, 2010
SPARTANBURG S.C. A group of Denny’s Corp. shareholders said Tuesday it would nominate three outside executives to the restaurant company’s board of directors in an attempt to turn around what it called a “significant...
Restaurant earnings: mixed results for 4Q
Feb 28, 2010
Top-line growth continued to be a struggle for most restaurant companies in the fourth quarter, while corporate profits benefited from cost-cutting initiatives and favorable comparisons to year-ago results. Outlooks...
Carrols’ outlook on BK cautious
Feb 25, 2010
SYRACUSE N.Y. Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., one of Burger King’s largest franchisees and the owner-operator of two fast-casual chains, did not provide guidance on 2010 sales and profit after reporting fourth-quarter...
McCormick & Schmick’s 4Q sales slide
Feb 24, 2010
PORTLAND Ore. McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants Inc. posted declining revenue and same-store sales for its fourth quarter, but was able to keep its net income nearly even from a year ago, excluding special...
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