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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Obviously with the cost of labor and the shortage of key management personnel for restaurants, operators need to be creative, particularly in promoting participation in the ownership for key employees to incentivize and develop…
