RESTAURANT FINANCE

What the Lenders Are Thinking

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,…

Thoughts When a Franchisee Decides to Own Their Own Concept

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…

Main Street Was a Lifesaver — For Some

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…

New Ideas for Restaurant Profit Centers

Something evident from the recent Restaurant Finance Week was the great number of new ideas and serious discussions on what post-Covid restaurant concepts will look like. I would like to draw on some of…

MMB Panel to Discuss New Forms of Collaboration in Restaurant Industry

Monroe Moxness Berg will present a panel discussion “Sustaining Restaurants Through New Collaborative Relationships” at the Restaurant Finance Week, a digital forum taking place November 9-13 and organized by Restaurant Finance Monitor. The panel…

Don’t Be Afraid to Raise Equity During Tough Times

It’s never easy to raise money in the restaurant industry. Yes, there’s been a window for a number of years where we’ve seen private equity, both funds and individuals, investing in promising deals. This…

Brad Cashman to Speak in Webinar on Buying and Selling Restaurants

MMB shareholder Brad Cashman will be one of the panelists on the upcoming Restaurant Finance Monitor webinar “Buying and Selling Restaurants: Our Panel of Experts Will Provide Insight on the Restaurant Deal Climate.” The…

Consider These New Kinds of Joint Ventures

During these tough times for restaurants, there is potential for an adversarial relationship between an operator and his landlords, bank, suppliers, employees and investors. This comes on top of the stress restaurant owners are…

How Do I Come Up With the Money to Reopen My Restaurant?

This seems to be one of those constant questions out there, even though many multi-unit operators and independents have received funding from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). These programs were just a way to…

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