BJ’s Restaurants reported a 260-basis-point improvement in restaurant-level margins year-over-year, driven by labor efficiencies and an improved commodities market.

New data shows that 36% of independent restaurant operators couldn’t pay their rent in July, an improvement from 45% in June and 44% in May.

Raintree is the franchise growth company behind Teriyaki Madness and Capital Tacos and plans to expand services now under the umbrella of Franchise FastLane

The loyalty program, Sweetpass, hasn’t seen as positive results

Wild Wing Café is owned by Axum Capital Partners and has been struggling in recovery from the pandemic

The restaurant company turned in a 9% same-store sales increase in Q2, driven in part by a 4.7% increase in traffic.

During the restaurant company’s Q2 earnings call, CEO Chris Kempczinski said demographic shifts to the south and southwest isn’t reflected in its current footprint.

CFO Jack Hartung said the company’s development pace could grow from about 8% to about 10% if it could get past delays in permitting and utilities.

The company’s headquarters in Golden. Colo. were also seized in May for more than $300k in unpaid taxes

McDonald’s U.S. same-store sales increased by 10.3% in the second quarter, driven in part by the Grimace Shake campaign and gained market share in chicken.