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Olive Garden’s Parent Company Is No Closer to Finding a Delivery Partner

6 years ago

A delivery partnership for Olive Garden could come soon, since its current in-house delivery platform is disappointing customers.

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Cracker Barrel’s Investment in Staff Training Is Paying Off

6 years ago

It's not too difficult to connect the dots here: listening to employees and improving the staff experience automatically flows through to improving the guest experience.

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5 Big Takeaways From Restaurant Earnings Season

6 years ago

Brands are being pulled in all directions but there are consistent messages coming out of earnings season, both in terms of shortcomings and triumphs.

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Del Frisco CEO: Fast Forward After Fast Casual Acquisition Bartaco

6 years ago

The potential to scale Bartaco is huge for Del Frisco, given the concept's high profit margins. But if the CEO sees the 18-unit taco chain becoming a 300-unit behemoth in the future, it's going to take a lot of smart real estate decisions to get there.

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Yelp’s Local Advertising Model Flattens

6 years ago

To recap, Yelp didn't add as many new customers, and it also lost out on some local ad revenue. But the online advertiser promises to work out the kinks of its new business model in 2019.

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Wendy’s Sales Aren’t Fresh Like the Ads Promise

6 years ago

While Wendy's emphasis on value deals like its popular 4 for $4 menu option got customers into the restaurants, the company failed to convert those diners into higher-paying customers.

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Papa John’s Failures Can Be Measured in the Double Digits

6 years ago

It's a long way back for the pizza chain, which should first focus on making its former CEO go away before winning back customer approval.

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Shake Shack CEO: Labor Will ‘Probably Always Be Our Greatest Challenge’

6 years ago

CEO Randy Garutti is right: Shake Shack has "got to win" on labor in order to keep up with the company's wide-ranging expansion plans.

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Applebee’s and IHOP Are Latest Chains to See Big Potential in Delivery

6 years ago

While earnings for Dine Brands' companies tell two different stories, returns from off-premise sales for both are too big to ignore.

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Denny’s Growth Isn’t Happening In Its Dining Rooms

6 years ago

Yet another food chain is proving that delivery and takeout is a trend restaurants would be foolish to ignore.

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Chili’s Earnings Fueled by Marketing and Takeout Demand

6 years ago

Marketing campaigns and rewards programs can only stretch so far. Chili's elongated success in keeping new-found customers will depend on getting takeout and delivery right fast.

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Outback Parent Company Sees Great Promise In Off-Premise Sales

6 years ago

Unlike some of its competitors, Bloomin' Brands is bullish on the potential of delivery, take-out, and catering to eventually make up 30 percent of the company's overall sales. They are willing to invest in everything from an in-house delivery team to store remodels with specific delivery-friendly components to make it happen.

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