This issue of the Monitor features the top 200 franchisees, proving once again the scope and importance of franchising in restaurants. There were winners and losers from the pandemic, but there is one constant:…
We are all anxious to get our restaurants reopened. And therefore, we are all anxious to come up with new ideas to attract back our customers and attract new ones. But keep in mind…
Working through the pandemic and watching the ups and downs of the financing world, I saw obvious winners and losers. The QSR world, particularly with drive-thrus, along with those with effcient takeout and delivery,…
As I’ve written about many times, but bears repeating: There are a number of government programs, grants and other help that have provided cash for the restaurant industry, particularly the independent restaurant owners who…
International consulting firm McKinsey and Company, took the Twin City restaurant community under its wing and provided a study of the current state of the local industry, both pre-pandemic and post-pandemic. Here are some…
One growth strategy deployed in the franchise world is when multi-unit operators acquire their own concepts and sometimes become franchisors. There are numerous examples, but relatively few successful ones. Being a franchisee is a…
Its tax time again, there probably has never been a year-end that has had so many opportunities and yet so many challenges for figuring out ways to save on taxes for 2020 and 2021….
We have gone through the first round of financing assistance from the government and we are now embarking on the second. In the intervening period, there have been a number of grants and other…
There have been so many interesting developments in restaurant lending over the last nine months. The PPP loan program has obviously gotten the most press, but, of real assistance, the Economic Injury Disaster Loans…
