Most weekly best-seller lists are based on a combination of direct reports from major chains with some statistical analysis of the market as a whole, but they do not track or disclose total sales.
After regulation, three major chains with large sample sizes showed statistically significant reductions in mean energy content per purchase: a 44 kcal reduction at McDonald's (829 v 786, P<0.02), 80 kcal reduction at Au Bon Pain (555 v 475, P<0.001), and 59 kcal reduction at KFC (927 v 868, P<0.001).
Microbatch has spent heavily on advertising and on establishing the brand with major chains first, with smaller outlets to follow.
Since then, two major chains, including the one with the highest death rate, have left the business, and two new ones have been formed.
Mr. Tsunis is in negotiations with major chains for three restaurants: a 1,200-square-foot 1,200-square-foot 1,200-square-footo 225-seat restaurants in separate buildings in front of the hotel.
Independently-owned hotels sometimes fall through the cracks of the hospitality industry because they struggle to compete with major chains, but don't belong on Airbnb or HomeAway.
BuzzTable is currently being incorporated at all Famous Dave's locations nationwide, and they are now working with major chains like California Pizza Kitchen, On The Border, TGI Friday's, Boston's, Joe's Crab Shack, and Macaroni Grill.
In the midst of a second straight recessionary holiday season, major chains scrambled to deal with a major snowstorm that buried much of the Northeast during the biggest shopping weekend of the season.
The company powers the NRA's travel discount site, offering savings on airfare and hotel reservations with major chains including Best Western, Mariott, Hampton Inn and others.
That was before hotels, especially the major chains, opened restaurants to compete with local establishments.
With some major chains like Montgomery Ward going out of business and others like J. C. Penney and Sears, Roebuck closing stores, mall landlords are losing anchor tenants.
