Finance

Comp Sales

Comparable sales growth, measuring revenue change at locations open for at least 12-13 months, isolating organic growth from new unit expansion.

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Same-Store Sales

Revenue growth at existing locations, excluding newly opened or closed units. A key indicator of brand health and operational performance. Often abbreviated as SSS or comps.

7shifts Brings Employee Training Into Its Restaurant HR Platform

Course completion still leaves managers responsible for assessing practical skills.

Technology & Innovation

Chipotle Targets Full Apprentice Coverage by the End of 2027

Chipotle aims to extend Apprentice coverage from roughly three-quarters of restaurants to every company-owned location by end-2027.

People & Culture

Jersey Mike’s Q2 shows sales growth and a complicated earnings comparison

Comparable sales rose 2.3% as Jersey Mike’s expanded, while advertising timing and corporate costs complicate the second-quarter profit comparison.

Finance & Economics

Pilot completes Wendy’s kiosk rollout at 78 travel-center restaurants

Pilot’s completed Wendy’s deployment connects travel-center restaurants to brand ordering options within its wider food and digital program.

Technology & Innovation

Riko’s buys two franchise restaurants without adding system locations

Riko’s completed its purchase of Merrick and Levittown restaurants August 31. The transfer changes ownership within a 13-location system as another Long Island site remains planned.

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