All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Restaurants

What I predicted – in 07 Technology will begin to play a much larger role in the industry. Restaurants throughout history have been the industry that technology forgot.  This is changing quickly with the proliferation of new technologies.   What was reported on Dec 17 “Significant...

What I predicted – in 07 - Expansion of the blurring of the lines between brands / segments.  McDonald’s and Burger King have entered gourmet coffee, Starbucks is adding breakfast sandwiches and who knows, Dunkin Donuts with hot dogs.  Will this ever end?  The answer is NO!  ...

What I predicted – in 07 Eatertainment is on our radar screen because we see an emerging trend in the US. That trend is family food and family fun being combined for an eatertainment experience. What was reported on Dec 17  “also the growing number of restaurant hybrids such as Movie Tavern, Cinnebarres...

Buffet restaurants are not growing, especially in the more sophisticated Northeast and West because of the increase in quality of American cuisine, increased expectations, sensitivity to health and safety issues in major urban areas, cultural, and price reasons.

This article provides the most current, accurate and succinct analysis of the Buffet restaurant industry that I have seen. There has been a dramatic drop in the number of buffet restaurants in the U.S. over the past five years in spite of the steady profits being realized by the major operating...

The basics are here; but the challenge of establishing their difference will be major. 

 Need alot more analysis before telling whether this or any other new restaurant IPO will make it. It's all about unit level economics What is the franchising plan?

Spicy Pickle will do very well with expansion.

Such a very early IPO effort may well not provide the strategic advantages extolled by managment.  The tradeoffs implicit in a foray into the public marketplace are significant; why a company of this size, still in the relative infancy of its development, would want to carry that...

Restaurant operators will benefit from tapping into the growing healthy-eating consumer trend and providing patrons nutritional information that they can use to make healthier menu choices.