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Franchisee profitability is crucial for long-term growth as strong unit economics help franchise owners succeed and expand their businesses.

Dutch Bros, a publicly traded restaurant chain, faces investor skepticism despite 22.7% system sales growth over the past three years.

The holidays hand chain c-stores and independent operators something the industry rarely gets the rest of the year: a reason for customers to buy things they weren’t planning to buy.

Starbucks' same-store sales rose 7.7% in Q4, driven by ticket growth

Starbucks reports 7.2% global same-store sales growth, plans major tech modernization

Starbucks plans 4% growth in fiscal 2027 with new store formats and technology

Starbucks reported a 7.7% rise in U.S. same-store sales for the fourth quarter, driven by service improvements and record membership in its loyalty rewards program.

Seattle-based Starbucks ended its fiscal year with a 7.2% increase in global comparable coffeehouse sales for the fourth quarter, with both average ticket and transactions rising.

As we approach the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference, it’s a good time to ask what the heck is actually working in restaurant technology.

The Starbucks shop in Snohomish, Washington, is part of a New Urbanist development along the city’s major retail corridor.

The change is a substantial increase in the brand’s compensation ceiling, reflecting continued investment in career paths and retention, according to COO Jason Cochran.

A $5 coupon might not sound like much of a security risk. When a customer got that coupon outside a store or in the mail, there were natural limits on how many one person could collect.

William Blair survey finds value perception modestly above average at 3.3

Chicken Salad Chick CFO discusses AI site selection and growth plans

In this week’s Working Lunch, Joe Kefauver and Franklin Coley of Align Public Strategies updated their listeners on the regulation of surveillance, surge, and personalized pricing.

Fast casual sector grows 1.4% in 2027, outpacing overall restaurant growth.

This is from the weekly restaurant finance newsletter The Bottom Line.

Starbucks improves service and sales with Green Apron Service Model

I have a complicated relationship with the Starbucks story right now.

QSR was built on efficiency, and it delivered on that promise for decades.

Starbucks confirmed Monday that it is not pursuing an acquisition of Chipotle, putting an end to speculation surrounding what could have been the largest merger in restaurant industry history.

This is from the weekly restaurant finance newsletter The Bottom Line.

The coffee chain denied it was buying the burrito chain, but analysts offered an interesting view of what a mega-merger would have meant to the restaurant industry.

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the bribery scandal involving the Independent Purchasing Cooperative, Subway’s nonprofit purchasing co-op.