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This Fast Food Chain is Up 70 Percent and Nobody Even Noticed
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 9:35am | 533Read More...Fast food can be hit-or-miss. Right now, Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC) is a hit. The Oklahoma City drive-in chain’s shares have climbed 70 percent since last spring, according to CNBC. And, the company reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of five cents per share on revenue of $111.1 million...
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Don't Worry About Olive Garden's Rebranding, The Breadsticks Will Remain
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 5:36pm | 789Read More...Because it’s worked so well for J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), Best Buy (NASDAQ: BBY), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and RIM (sorry, Blackberry)(NYSE: BBRY), now another well-known brand is going to try it too. Olive Garden, one of the restaurant chains owned by Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) announced...
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Low-Calorie Restaurant Offerings, a Better Bottom Line?
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 2:31pm | 581Read More...A new study by the Hudson Institute shows that incorporating more low-calorie items into a restaurant’s menu doesn’t just help address the nation’s growing obesity problem, it also helps grow the restaurant’s bottom line. It’s what Wall Street and healthcare experts like to call a “win-win.”...
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Small Bizeo, Taking a "Wall Street Approach" to Franchising
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 12:05pm | 663Read More...Have you ever wanted to own a Subway or McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) restaurant? If so, there's a new website for that: Small Bizeo. Developed with the intention of helping people acquire a piece of the small business pie, Small Bizeo is considerably different from other advice channels. “Small Bizeo...
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McDonald's Biggest Menu Initiative Since Breakfast In The 1970s
Friday, September 17, 2010 - 9:14am | 113Read More...McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is having coverage initiated by Jefferies at Hold with a price target of $75. Key catalysts for EPS growth are currently continued SSS sales gains, margin improvement from easing food cost inflation & re-franchising, and FCF return from share repurchase and...
