# Finance & Economics

> Source: https://qsr.pro/categories/finance
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Franchise economics, pricing, food costs, real estate, payments

Franchise economics, pricing, food costs, real estate, payments

## Latest articles

- [Dine adds takeover defense as Applebee’s-IHOP conversions expand](https://qsr.pro/articles/dine-brands-rights-plan-applebees-ihop-conversions) — A reported bid comes as Dine buys restaurants and franchisees add a second brand.
- [Peltz backed Wendy’s payouts. His bid with Flynn now makes the case for investment.](https://qsr.pro/articles/wendys-trian-flynn-buyout-proposal) — Trian endorsed larger payouts in 2023. Its bid with Wendy’s operator Flynn now promises reinvestment, raising a practical question for franchisees: how will restaurant improvements be funded?
- [Chili’s traffic grows as margins widen](https://qsr.pro/articles/chilis-traffic-restaurant-margins-fiscal-2027) — Traffic and margins rose at company-owned Chili’s restaurants. Annual labor figures explain how sales growth spreads costs.
- [USDA reports record-low September feedlot placements](https://qsr.pro/articles/october-2026-beef-market-data-cattle-prices) — September feedlot flows fell; inventory barely changed year-over-year.
- [Restaurant sales projection cut $190 billion after Census benchmark](https://qsr.pro/articles/restaurant-sales-estimate-benchmark-reset-growth-forecast) — New Census benchmarks shrink the estimated market but leave the 2026 growth forecast intact.
- [Restaurant spending rises as Wendy’s and Starbucks shares rally](https://qsr.pro/articles/september-food-service-sales-restaurant-shares-rally-2026) — U.S. food-service sales reached $92.9 billion in September. Earlier results at McDonald’s and Wendy’s show how larger checks can support sales and cushion rising costs.
- [Grocery slowdown widens September’s inflation gap with restaurants](https://qsr.pro/articles/september-2026-restaurant-grocery-inflation-gap-real-earnings) — Limited-service annual inflation held at 3.2% as grocery inflation slowed to 1.8%. BLS also reported a monthly decline in real earnings.
- [What lifted Domino’s Q3 operating income](https://qsr.pro/articles/dominos-q3-2026-operating-income-supply-chain-royalties) — Higher supply-chain gross profit and royalties explain the pizza franchisor’s third-quarter operating-income increase.
- [MarginEdge: Fast-casual sales growth tops full service’s in September](https://qsr.pro/articles/marginedge-september-2026-restaurant-sales) — September’s reported sales-growth gap was 4.88 percentage points.
- [Wendy’s sought to keep seven Meritage restaurants open](https://qsr.pro/articles/meritage-wendys-disputed-restaurant-closures-october-2026) — The proposal would replace seven planned closures with closures elsewhere, Fast Company reports.
- [QSR property asking yields rise in Q3](https://qsr.pro/articles/qsr-property-asking-cap-rates-q3-2026) — Boulder’s October report puts corporate and franchisee property asking yields 97 basis points apart, with separate comparisons by lease term.
- [Red Robin refinances after transferring 108 restaurants](https://qsr.pro/articles/red-robin-refinancing-franchise-transfers-october-2026) — Completed restaurant transfers preceded Red Robin’s five-year refinancing. Its pricing and coverage tests account for debt and rent.