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A peek at the restaurant menu

Matt Litchfield
August 30, 2017
Even with record inflows into exchange-traded funds and dozens of publicly traded names to choose from, there’s only one ETF devoted to the restaurant industry, the aptly tickered USCF Restaurant Leaders Fund (MENU). Not that there haven’t been other attempts in the past, although they had the same lifespan as a “gastropub” focusing on sprouts.

Casual dining reservations

Christine Short
August 28, 2017
Technology is becoming a key component of who survives in the current landscape, with mobile applications and touch screen kiosks helping to reduce staff, and creating a more efficient ordering and pickup process. Starbucks (SBUX) is without doubt the pioneer in this space, with mobile payments making up 29% of all transactions at this point.

Technology is on the MENU

Modern Trader staff
August 25, 2017
The restaurant sector faces major headwinds, but opportunities as well. The proper deployment of technology will be key to who survives the likely consolidation.

The Smart Money Guide to Restaurant Stocks

Harriet Lefton
August 26, 2017
Smart traders follow managers and analysts with a proven track record of success, which is why it is good to know what a hedge fund managers’ three favorite restaurant stocks are.

Starbucks' CEO transition unlikely to disrupt growth

Sruthi Ramakrishnan, Reuters
December 2, 2016
Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz's decision to step down is unlikely to disrupt growth at the world's biggest coffee chain as his successor Kevin Johnson is well suited to take the helm, analysts said

Dunkin' partners with Coca-Cola on bottled coffee

Reuters
September 29, 2016
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. said on Thursday its doughnut chain will partner with Coca-Cola Co. to launch a line of bottled coffee beverages in the United States, its first foray into the ready-to-drink coffee market dominated by rival Starbucks Corp.

The markets are loving all-day breakfast

Sruthi Ramakrishnan, Reuters
January 25, 2016

McDonald's Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly same-restaurant sales as the launch of all-day breakfasts proved to be a hit with diners in the United States and demand continued to recover

Keurig Green Mountain brewing tax relief

Luc Cohen, Reuters
September 8, 2015
When Keurig Green Mountain Inc said last December it was shifting its coffee buying operation to Lausanne in Switzerland from its headquarters in Waterbury, Vermont, it said the move would establish the company as a “global beverage player.”

Hong Kong's morning coffee just got a little more interesting...

Mike McAra
April 27, 2015
Customers of Starbucks in Hong Kong are now able to pay for their coffee with Bitcoin...

Facebook, Ford lead as equities makes high

Namitha Jagadeesh, Bloomberg
July 24, 2014
U.S. stock-index futures advanced, signaling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will extend a record, as results from Facebook Inc. to Ford Motor Co. topped analysts’ estimates.