Noodles & Company looked like it might be the perfect pasta IPO, but sadly has a few flaws that keep it from being the next Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG).
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June 21 - News
Several trends are impacting fast-casual restaurants these days.
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June 20 - News
The casual dining bellwether reports quarterly results on Friday, and it's not likely to be pretty.
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June 19 - News
Fast casual restaurants have been one of the fastest growing concepts in the food industry, gaining popularity every year.
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June 19 - News
With sales up almost tenfold over the past decade, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) is unquestionably one of the fastest-growing food-service companies in the market.
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June 18 - News
The fast-casual concept has proven itself with Five Guys, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
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June 17 - News
The first time you visit a restaurant owned by Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ:PNRA) you are immediately a repeat customer.
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June 17 - News
The National Restaurant Association forecasts total restaurant sales to increase 3.8% year over year to $660 billion in 2013.
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June 17 - News
Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the health issues facing the country and the need for a healthy lifestyle. At the same time, we are constantly on the move and require...
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June 14 - News
Fast food is a dirty phrase. It evokes images of frozen, low quality burgers in cheap restaurants.
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June 11 - News
Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ:PNRA) operates restaurants/cafes in the U.S. and Canada. Its growth has not only been good, but it has been consistent.
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June 11 - News
When people dine out of the home, they have a few qualifications. The meal generally needs to be quick, it has to be tasty, and of course it must be affordable.
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June 10 - News
Every investor has a story about the big winner they missed. Consider Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), which grew from a single Seattle cafe into a worldwide retail titan.
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June 6 - News
It is true that Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) is keeping market watchers busy speculating whether its growth story is slowing.
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June 5 - News
Back in September, I suggested that Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ:PNRA) was a great long-term investment, and how my wife helped open my eyes to the potential of its particular brand...
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June 5 - News
One of the biggest challenges for retail chains is to increase same-store sales and do so with minimal capital expenditures.
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June 4 - News
To most stock holders, hedge funds are assumed to be underperforming, outdated financial vehicles of yesteryear.
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May 30 - News
As core product lines naturally stagnate over time, companies that have grown into large market capitalizations must continue to find new ways to bring in revenue to keep their...
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May 29 - News
In the financial world, there are plenty of gauges shareholders can use to analyze their holdings. A pair of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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May 24 - News
On Oct. 2, 2012, Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn described his latest short idea at an annual value investment conference.
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May 22 - News
Americans love their coffee, and there's no company that's made that fact more apparent than Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX).
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May 21 - News
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG)'s stock price has outperformed the broader markets in the last month.
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May 20 - News
Tomorrow, Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 15 - News
Burger sales are down at McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) and The Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN).
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May 14 - News
Have investors learned nothing from the past? Last July, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) was sailing along at about $400 a share until they reported earnings.
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May 4 - News
Some companies are such obvious values that I have a hard time buying the shares.
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May 3 - News
Investors should have seen this one coming. Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD) just reported earnings, and apparently investors didn't like what they saw.
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May 2 - News
Fast food is currently experiencing an unprecedented shift. Established businesses like Yum! Brands, Inc.
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May 1 - News
Crazy Cheesy Crust……Doritos Loco Tacos…….Maddening presence on the global front. Yum! Brands, Inc.
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April 30 - News
Last week, Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) handed in an excellent second quarter, emphasizing the strengths that it has as a business, and pointing out the road that it has...
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April 28 - News
It would be easy to say, after two decades of breakneck growth in both the United States and abroad, that Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) has reached its saturation point...
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April 28 - News
In 2007, the band Radiohead released its album In Rainbows through its website and allowed fans to pay what they wanted for it.
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April 26 - News
Last week, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) announced its first quarter results, and the company’s shares promptly rose 12%.
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April 24 - News
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) has been one of the fastest rising restaurant stocks in the past decade.
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April 24 - News
On Thursday, Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 24 - News
The earnings season is on the go and we just heard from the first few restaurant/fast-food companies.
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April 22 - News
On Tuesday, Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ:PNRA) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 22 - News
Friendlier, faster, healthier. That’s the buzz in the fast food market at present. All chains are trying to build their brands based on these parameters.
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April 18 - News
With little more than one week left before the tax-filing deadline, it's time to fund that all-important Roth IRA if you haven't done so already.
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April 8 - News
I'm a coffee snob, and I don't mean that in a pleasant way. I'm a jerk about it, and clearly, I'm unapologetic.
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April 4 - News
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
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April 2 - News
In this full interview with Doug Levy, he discusses his new book, Can't Buy Me Like.
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April 1 - News
Valued at below $10 a share right after the financial crisis, the coffee champ posted a blockbuster recovery in a business that Wall Street had just about written off.
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March 24 - News
It's warm in here, redolent with the aromas of fresh bread, cheese, coffee, and cheering soups.
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March 22 - News
As you might expect, that's the company's fancy name for a whole grain Egg McMuffin, sans egg yolk.
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March 19 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 18 - News
After buying Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ:PNRA) for around $129 -- more or less its high in the summer of 2011 -- you can understand my surprise when the company shed 20% or so of ...
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March 13 - News
The latest entry to Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Tacos are officially hitting the market tomorrow, but Yum! Brands surprised followers on Facebook and Twitter by alerting them that...
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March 6 - News
Back in the day, coffee was used just to keep us going. But as time progressed, the same cup of coffee came to represent a more glamorous lifestyle.
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March 6 - News