Restaurant Research Think Pieces
Periodically, Restaurant Research LLC publishes short "Think Pieces" based upon our due diligence with key industry players. It is our opinion that these updates are orginal and useful for readers that desire to dig deeper into the restaurant industry. Also, we provide executive summaries of our reports which we believe add value.
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- Brand Strength Trumps Macroeconomics 1/27/12
- Concept Summaries: Panera, MCD, Wendy's, Sonic & Arby's 1/18/12
- Real Estate Cap Rate Analysis 1/12/12
- Customer Feedback Program Vendor Share 1/4/12
- 2011 Menu & Promotion Analysis 12/30/11
- Menu Inflation - Is the industry business model keeping-up? 12/21/11
- What happens after what comes next? RR's view on where industry is headed 11/10/11
- How do we pay for desperately needed remodels? 11/4/11
- Construction cost implications for a less profitable industry 10/26/11
- More on unit level industry profitability 10/19/11
- Labor cost category most important to operator profitability 10/12/11
- Trading Down from Meal Deals to Food Stamps 9/23/11
- QSR Cap Rates 8/24/11
- New construction cost data 8/17/11
- Unit development by state 8/12/11
- Dunkin' Leverage 8/5/11
- New Unit Development Data 7/1/11
- Remodeling Payback 5/6/11
- Managing Macro Risks 4/25/11
- Loyalty Trumps Price According to Research 3/25/11
- Gas Prices' Diminishing Impact on QSR Sales 3/7/11
- QSR Cap Rate Trends 3/1/11
- Private Equity Cultural Issues 2/23/11
- Private Equity Acquisition Guidelines 2/14/11
- Assessing Restaurant Industry Leverage Risk 1/14/11