Monday November 26, 2018, 00:00:00
By Mark Kalinowski
With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Quick-Service Pizza Index for Q4E from +0.3% to +1.2%. This 90 basis-point increase is based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance so far for this segment during September and the first half of October.
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Sunday November 25, 2018, 00:00:00
By Mark Kalinowski
We briefly note the following tidbits regarding Papa John’s (PZZA; Buy), Taco Bell (owned by Yum Brands [YUM; Buy]), and minimum-wage laws:
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Monday November 5, 2018, 00:00:00
By Mark Kalinowski
Breaking news! In addition to the Reaper Ranch Fries/Reaper Ranch Fries Supreme and Reaper Ranch Quesarito that we have written about previously (initially in our reports dated August 16th and October 21st, respectively), Taco Bell — owned by Yum Brands (YUM; Buy) — is also considering/testing a Reaper Ranch Fries Burrito (see following figure).
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