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Multi-concept restaurant operators are all cobranding now — here’s why that’s smart

From BBQ Holdings to Focus Brands and Fat Brands, restaurant groups are realizing that cobranded stores can drive average checks. 

Brand synergy is the modus operandi of large restaurant groups these days, many of which are leaning more into mix and match cobranding collaborations and rejecting siloed portfolios. Fat Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn told Nation’s Restaurant News that the company currently has 225 cobranded restaurants, and those locations on average see a 20% increase in average unit volume as compared with traditional units.
 
 
CASUAL DINING
The 10 biggest sports bars in the U.S.

Last year was a volatile one for the full-service sports bar segment, with chains in the Top 10 by systemwide sales seeing growth as high as 67%.

Of these 10 chains, seven grew sales year-over-year, many by double-digit percentages. Within the Top 10, there was a small amount of shuffling, with Dave & Buster’s overtaking Hooters and Twin Peaks pulling ahead of Miller’s Ale House. Click through the gallery to see the 10 biggest full-service sports bars in the U.S.
 
 
QUICK SERVICE
McDonald’s Cactus Plant Flea Market collaboration is the chain’s most successful to date

The restaurant’s collaboration with the streetwear brand led to a 30% increase in visits during its first week.

McDonald’s this week admitted it was experiencing a shortage of its Cactus Plant Flea Market Box just days after the promotion launched. Notably, the Cactus Plant Flea Market increases are even higher than McDonald’s previously successful promotions, including the Travis Scott and J Balvin meals. Given the early success of those collaborations, it’s no wonder McDonald’s has continued to press the gas here.
 
 
QUICK SERVICE
The 14 restaurant brands with the highest-quality takeout food

In this gallery, see the 14 restaurant chains with the highest-quality takeout food, according to consumers.

Chefs have had to get creative to come up with menu items that can easily be transported to a customer’s home without losing quality. The quality of takeout food is one thing that market research firm Datassential polls consumers about for the annual Consumer Picks report. Unsurprisingly, the research indicates that ability to take food out factors heavily into overall brand loyalty.
 
 
 
 
 

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