(NEW YORK)Beef may not be what's for dinner at your favorite restaurant come 2009. Restaurants, now working to secure supply and price contracts for meat and other commodities for the upcomi...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)An RBC Capital Markets analyst cut the price targets of eight restaurant companies on Wednesday, saying the chains are all facing slower sales and higher commodity costs.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)A slew of negative analyst reports in recent days and investors' fears of a global credit crisis combined to help sink restaurant shares Monday. At least nine restaurant companies ...READ MORE
(CHICAGO)A Goldman Sachs analyst took a dim view of the nation's casual dining restaurant chains, telling investors in a research note that the industry will likely face pressure as diners ...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Several Wall Street analysts recommended Friday that investors largely stay away from casual dining stocks, saying the companies are likely to report disappointing third-quarter fi...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)A KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst said Wednesday third-quarter same-store sales and profits at casual dining companies were likely hurt by the Olympics, hurricanes, the political c...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)A gas shortage in the Southeast following Hurricane Ike may hurt earnings for restaurant operators, according to one analyst. In a client note Friday, William Blair & Co. analyst S...READ MORE