The number of U.S. restaurants – including chain franchises and independent stores – has not yet rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, and is still meaningfully lower than what it was before the advent of COVID-19, according to Nick Cole, Head of...
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January 05, 2023, 07:07 AM
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) announced the expansion of its restaurant-finance platform to cover hotel franchises with the hiring of two veteran bankers to its Restaurant and Hospitality Finance team, which is part of MUFG's Corporate and...
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September 13, 2022, 07:15 AM
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Consumers who purchase food for in-home consumption have generally experienced higher price increases relative to what they pay for menu items at quick-service and fast-casual restaurants—a trend that makes restaurants more comparatively appealing...
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June 16, 2022, 07:12 AM
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With rising commodity prices, workforce shortages and the need for higher expenditures to attract labor in a competitive market, the restaurant industry will face continued margin contraction and, consequently, lower merger-and-acquisition (M&A)...
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November 10, 2021, 07:16 AM
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) announced the hiring of nine bankers to the Restaurant Finance group of its Corporate and Investment Banking division. Two leadership hires among them are Managing Director Nick Cole, who will head the newly...
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May 18, 2021, 07:25 AM
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