Steakhouses have been around in the U.S. since the mid-1900s and they’ve become a staple of our eating and dining experiences. Every major city has a variety of chain steakhouses, including high-end ones like…
Participants in the restaurant industry have always faced the dilemma of whether to own or lease real estate. Financial buyers prefer leasing real estate, because they don’t want to tie up capital. Owner/operators trend…
It’s not uncommon for restaurants to have some kind of retail component, but in the past these retail endeavors offered products related to the restaurant, such as sauces or frozen pizzas, or items leveraging…
It’s not uncommon for restaurants to have a retail component. Normally these retail endeavors offer products related to the restaurant, such as sauces or frozen pizzas, or items leveraging the restaurant’s name. A more…
While many businesses have taken advantage of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) for employee incentives and buyouts, there are very few to be implemented in the restaurant industry. They have been deemed difficult to…
There have been very few Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) implemented for restaurant companies, particularly for single-unit restaurants. With the turnover in restaurants, it’s extremely difficult to administer, as well as to implement, an…
One of the concerns that businesses and individuals have is the issue of personal liability. It is really key, if we’re looking at downturns in the economy and other ways the restaurant industry may…
Labor is the daunting issue in the restaurant industry right now. The increase in costs is inevitable, particularly with the actions by the state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul….
The Monitor’s annual Top 200 franchisee ranking makes it clear that most of the larger multi-unit operators in the ranking operate multiple concepts. This has been a trend for the past 15 years. It’s…
