There aren’t many 1,200 unit brands that manage to fly under the radar, but Chester’s Chicken believes it’s doing just that. With locations in each state within the continental U.S., the brand says it ...

When it comes to selecting a new brand, multi-unit operators are looking for more than just the average unit volume and a detailed Item 19. That was the message from a trio of multi-unit franchisees ...

Sonic Drive-In is officially part of Inspire Brands’ burgeoning restaurant empire. The company announced December 7 that it completed its $2.3 billion acquisition of the 3,600-unit-plus brand, first ...

Restaurant franchising has undergone a fantastic evolution in the last few decades. The present-day franchised restaurant business now attracts a variety of investors for a variety of different ...

BJ's Restaurants has shown improvement in margins and cost management in the first quarter of 2024. Despite the impact of winter storms and weaker demand in January, BJRI was able to recover and ...

Here’s what you need to know before making the decision to become a multi-unit operator for an emerging brand. Let’s break this into two discussions: resales (which I will address in my next article) ...

Multi-unit restaurant managers rely on "gut feel" forecasting but can't track hundreds of variables across locations, causing overstaffing, understaffing, and missed sales forecasts that leak profits.

Turner described digital capabilities as a "powerful sales driver," noting digital mix approached 60% and digital sales grew 20% year-over-year. He stressed the impact of "investments in the Byte by ...