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How your restaurant sales and profits compare to competitors' and what you can do to improve financial performance

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Starbucks' focus on its in-café experience isn't just about its dine-in customers

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2026

The Bottom Line: Most of the coffee chain’s customers still come into its shops, even if they have no intention of sticking around. That makes it important for those shops to be inviting.

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Chili's wants to give managers a bigger stake in their restaurants

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 29, 2026

The casual-dining chain is looking to build on its recent success by offering performance-based incentives for GMs in the coming years.

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Key lessons from Chili's success

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 28, 2026

The Bottom Line: The casual-dining chain’s same-store sales have been on an unbelievable trajectory over the past two-plus years. Here are some key learnings from that performance.

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Service improvements, and the Bearista cup, drove Starbucks sales last quarter

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 28, 2026

The coffee shop giant said its domestic same-store sales rose 4% in the period, its best performance in two years, as the holiday product launch and its new service model drove higher transactions.

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Andy Wiederhorn made a big bet on Fat Brands. It did not pay off

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 28, 2026

The Bottom Line: The fast-food restaurant chain collector took a huge risk in buying up restaurant chains at peak value and with higher interest rates. Then the market turned south.

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How the Saks Global bankruptcy could affect restaurant real estate

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 28, 2026

A Deeper Dive: Stephen Cohen, a real estate attorney, joins the restaurant finance podcast to talk about mall real estate and how the retailer’s bankruptcy could affect that.

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'More of the same' for Chili's as sales soar again

By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 28, 2026

The chain seems to have perfected a formula for growth in casual dining and shows no signs of letting up. Next up is a new chicken sandwich and remodeled restaurants.

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Jersey Mike's is reportedly planning an IPO, just one year after its sale to Blackstone

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 28, 2026

The sandwich chain has hired advisors who could take the company public as soon as this year, according to Bloomberg. The chain could get a valuation of as much as $12 billion.

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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol's total compensation was $31M last year

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 28, 2026

The coffee shop giant’s chief executive, lured from Chipotle to turn the company around, received nearly $20 million in stock awards in addition to the use of an aircraft and housing expenses.

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McDonald's franchisees send a message with a 'bill of rights'

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 27, 2026

The Bottom Line: The National Owners Association, an independent group of the fast-food chain’s operators, has approved a list of 15 standards it considers vital to fair franchising, including the right to set prices.

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