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Sarah E. Lockyer

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Restaurant deals likely to stick around
Restaurant deals likely to stick around
Sep 22, 2009
PORT WASHINGTON N.Y. Deals, all kinds of deals, from price discounts, free items, dollar offerings or smaller portions at lower prices, are what today’s — and tomorrow’s — consumers are craving. An online consumer...
Granite City inks $15M debt-to-equity deal
Sep 21, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd. said Monday it planned to convert about $15 million of debt owed to DHW Leasing LLC into 28 million shares of the restaurant company’s common stock. The deal, set to close...
Technomic gives downbeat outlook for restaurants
Sep 17, 2009
NEWARK N.J. The punishing macro-economic environment will provide the foodservice industry this year and next with two consecutive years of sales declines for the first time, according to the latest data from...
Romaniello pictures more deals in Roark’s future
Romaniello pictures more deals in Roark’s future
Sep 14, 2009
Steve Romaniello, managing director at Roark Capital Group and chairman of Focus Brands, is eager to get a center-of-the-plate concept into the private-equity firm’s portfolio.After securing $1 billion for Roark’s...
Fourth quarter may not provide relief
Fourth quarter may not provide relief
Sep 13, 2009
NEW YORK As restaurants close out the current third quarter and look ahead to the final months of 2009, many had predicted a fourth quarter of easier comparisons to a year ago and a consumer getting ready to spend...
McDonald's pushes new promos as sales slow
Sep 09, 2009
OAK BROOK Ill. Not even McDonald’s is immune to rising unemployment in the United States and deep price discounting throughout the quick-service sector. The No. 1 burger chain reported Wednesday that global same-store...
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