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Chuck E. Cheese’s parent CEC Entertainment fights eviction after coronavirus rent request May 07, 2020 The company also looks at strategic alternatives amid pandemic downturn As sales bottom out in April, restaurants start down the long road to recovery from coronavirus pandemic May 07, 2020 Black Box Intelligence data show same-store sales and traffic both dropped 55% during the month year over year, but the worst may be over Wendy’s cites ‘spot outages’ of beef, shifts marketing May 06, 2020 Burger brand sees breakfast introduction contributing 8% to sales Former restaurant operator, David Staveley, is among first to face federal fraud charges for Paycheck Protection loan abuse May 06, 2020 David Staveley allegedly applied for $438,000 in loans for three restaurants that were closed or he didn’t own Wingstop credits delivery promotion for spike in April same-store sales May 06, 2020 Metric rose 33.4% at U.S. units amid coronavirus restrictions after 9.9% increase in Q1 Papa John’s reports nearly 27% same-store sales growth in April, the strongest month in company history May 06, 2020 Quick-service pizza restaurant attributes strong Q1 and first month of Q2 to menu innovation and the strength of the pizza delivery model App promotions, dollar deals and expanded delivery boost Del Taco during pandemic May 05, 2020 Same-store sales trends are improving in April; quick-service brand is logging record redemptions on app promotions as consumers seek value and contactless ordering during pandemic. Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands reopens dining rooms as coronavirus rules ease May 05, 2020 Company to have 336 dine-in units open today, compared to 23 Outback units over weekend Texas Roadhouse’s pivot to off-premise helps restore sales May 04, 2020 ‘Play-to-win’ attitude trims same-store sales decline to 46.7% in April from a 61.5% drop-off in March, CEO Kent Taylor says Denny’s same-store sales down 76% in April due to coronavirus impact May 04, 2020 Family-dining restaurant brand furloughs 25% of corporate staff, reduces other expenses Load More first previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next last Load More
As sales bottom out in April, restaurants start down the long road to recovery from coronavirus pandemic May 07, 2020 Black Box Intelligence data show same-store sales and traffic both dropped 55% during the month year over year, but the worst may be over Wendy’s cites ‘spot outages’ of beef, shifts marketing May 06, 2020 Burger brand sees breakfast introduction contributing 8% to sales Former restaurant operator, David Staveley, is among first to face federal fraud charges for Paycheck Protection loan abuse May 06, 2020 David Staveley allegedly applied for $438,000 in loans for three restaurants that were closed or he didn’t own Wingstop credits delivery promotion for spike in April same-store sales May 06, 2020 Metric rose 33.4% at U.S. units amid coronavirus restrictions after 9.9% increase in Q1 Papa John’s reports nearly 27% same-store sales growth in April, the strongest month in company history May 06, 2020 Quick-service pizza restaurant attributes strong Q1 and first month of Q2 to menu innovation and the strength of the pizza delivery model App promotions, dollar deals and expanded delivery boost Del Taco during pandemic May 05, 2020 Same-store sales trends are improving in April; quick-service brand is logging record redemptions on app promotions as consumers seek value and contactless ordering during pandemic. Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands reopens dining rooms as coronavirus rules ease May 05, 2020 Company to have 336 dine-in units open today, compared to 23 Outback units over weekend Texas Roadhouse’s pivot to off-premise helps restore sales May 04, 2020 ‘Play-to-win’ attitude trims same-store sales decline to 46.7% in April from a 61.5% drop-off in March, CEO Kent Taylor says Denny’s same-store sales down 76% in April due to coronavirus impact May 04, 2020 Family-dining restaurant brand furloughs 25% of corporate staff, reduces other expenses Load More first previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next last Load More
Wendy’s cites ‘spot outages’ of beef, shifts marketing May 06, 2020 Burger brand sees breakfast introduction contributing 8% to sales Former restaurant operator, David Staveley, is among first to face federal fraud charges for Paycheck Protection loan abuse May 06, 2020 David Staveley allegedly applied for $438,000 in loans for three restaurants that were closed or he didn’t own Wingstop credits delivery promotion for spike in April same-store sales May 06, 2020 Metric rose 33.4% at U.S. units amid coronavirus restrictions after 9.9% increase in Q1 Papa John’s reports nearly 27% same-store sales growth in April, the strongest month in company history May 06, 2020 Quick-service pizza restaurant attributes strong Q1 and first month of Q2 to menu innovation and the strength of the pizza delivery model App promotions, dollar deals and expanded delivery boost Del Taco during pandemic May 05, 2020 Same-store sales trends are improving in April; quick-service brand is logging record redemptions on app promotions as consumers seek value and contactless ordering during pandemic. Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands reopens dining rooms as coronavirus rules ease May 05, 2020 Company to have 336 dine-in units open today, compared to 23 Outback units over weekend Texas Roadhouse’s pivot to off-premise helps restore sales May 04, 2020 ‘Play-to-win’ attitude trims same-store sales decline to 46.7% in April from a 61.5% drop-off in March, CEO Kent Taylor says Denny’s same-store sales down 76% in April due to coronavirus impact May 04, 2020 Family-dining restaurant brand furloughs 25% of corporate staff, reduces other expenses Load More first previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next last Load More
Former restaurant operator, David Staveley, is among first to face federal fraud charges for Paycheck Protection loan abuse May 06, 2020 David Staveley allegedly applied for $438,000 in loans for three restaurants that were closed or he didn’t own Wingstop credits delivery promotion for spike in April same-store sales May 06, 2020 Metric rose 33.4% at U.S. units amid coronavirus restrictions after 9.9% increase in Q1 Papa John’s reports nearly 27% same-store sales growth in April, the strongest month in company history May 06, 2020 Quick-service pizza restaurant attributes strong Q1 and first month of Q2 to menu innovation and the strength of the pizza delivery model App promotions, dollar deals and expanded delivery boost Del Taco during pandemic May 05, 2020 Same-store sales trends are improving in April; quick-service brand is logging record redemptions on app promotions as consumers seek value and contactless ordering during pandemic. Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands reopens dining rooms as coronavirus rules ease May 05, 2020 Company to have 336 dine-in units open today, compared to 23 Outback units over weekend Texas Roadhouse’s pivot to off-premise helps restore sales May 04, 2020 ‘Play-to-win’ attitude trims same-store sales decline to 46.7% in April from a 61.5% drop-off in March, CEO Kent Taylor says Denny’s same-store sales down 76% in April due to coronavirus impact May 04, 2020 Family-dining restaurant brand furloughs 25% of corporate staff, reduces other expenses Load More first previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next last Load More
Wingstop credits delivery promotion for spike in April same-store sales May 06, 2020 Metric rose 33.4% at U.S. units amid coronavirus restrictions after 9.9% increase in Q1 Papa John’s reports nearly 27% same-store sales growth in April, the strongest month in company history May 06, 2020 Quick-service pizza restaurant attributes strong Q1 and first month of Q2 to menu innovation and the strength of the pizza delivery model App promotions, dollar deals and expanded delivery boost Del Taco during pandemic May 05, 2020 Same-store sales trends are improving in April; quick-service brand is logging record redemptions on app promotions as consumers seek value and contactless ordering during pandemic. Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands reopens dining rooms as coronavirus rules ease May 05, 2020 Company to have 336 dine-in units open today, compared to 23 Outback units over weekend Texas Roadhouse’s pivot to off-premise helps restore sales May 04, 2020 ‘Play-to-win’ attitude trims same-store sales decline to 46.7% in April from a 61.5% drop-off in March, CEO Kent Taylor says Denny’s same-store sales down 76% in April due to coronavirus impact May 04, 2020 Family-dining restaurant brand furloughs 25% of corporate staff, reduces other expenses Load More first previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next last Load More
Papa John’s reports nearly 27% same-store sales growth in April, the strongest month in company history May 06, 2020 Quick-service pizza restaurant attributes strong Q1 and first month of Q2 to menu innovation and the strength of the pizza delivery model App promotions, dollar deals and expanded delivery boost Del Taco during pandemic May 05, 2020 Same-store sales trends are improving in April; quick-service brand is logging record redemptions on app promotions as consumers seek value and contactless ordering during pandemic. Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands reopens dining rooms as coronavirus rules ease May 05, 2020 Company to have 336 dine-in units open today, compared to 23 Outback units over weekend Texas Roadhouse’s pivot to off-premise helps restore sales May 04, 2020 ‘Play-to-win’ attitude trims same-store sales decline to 46.7% in April from a 61.5% drop-off in March, CEO Kent Taylor says Denny’s same-store sales down 76% in April due to coronavirus impact May 04, 2020 Family-dining restaurant brand furloughs 25% of corporate staff, reduces other expenses Load More first previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next last Load More
App promotions, dollar deals and expanded delivery boost Del Taco during pandemic May 05, 2020 Same-store sales trends are improving in April; quick-service brand is logging record redemptions on app promotions as consumers seek value and contactless ordering during pandemic. Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands reopens dining rooms as coronavirus rules ease May 05, 2020 Company to have 336 dine-in units open today, compared to 23 Outback units over weekend Texas Roadhouse’s pivot to off-premise helps restore sales May 04, 2020 ‘Play-to-win’ attitude trims same-store sales decline to 46.7% in April from a 61.5% drop-off in March, CEO Kent Taylor says Denny’s same-store sales down 76% in April due to coronavirus impact May 04, 2020 Family-dining restaurant brand furloughs 25% of corporate staff, reduces other expenses Load More first previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next last Load More
Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands reopens dining rooms as coronavirus rules ease May 05, 2020 Company to have 336 dine-in units open today, compared to 23 Outback units over weekend Texas Roadhouse’s pivot to off-premise helps restore sales May 04, 2020 ‘Play-to-win’ attitude trims same-store sales decline to 46.7% in April from a 61.5% drop-off in March, CEO Kent Taylor says Denny’s same-store sales down 76% in April due to coronavirus impact May 04, 2020 Family-dining restaurant brand furloughs 25% of corporate staff, reduces other expenses Load More first previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next last Load More
Texas Roadhouse’s pivot to off-premise helps restore sales May 04, 2020 ‘Play-to-win’ attitude trims same-store sales decline to 46.7% in April from a 61.5% drop-off in March, CEO Kent Taylor says Denny’s same-store sales down 76% in April due to coronavirus impact May 04, 2020 Family-dining restaurant brand furloughs 25% of corporate staff, reduces other expenses Load More first previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next last Load More
Denny’s same-store sales down 76% in April due to coronavirus impact May 04, 2020 Family-dining restaurant brand furloughs 25% of corporate staff, reduces other expenses Load More first previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next last Load More
