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According to a study by researchers at John Hopkins University, the arsenic in served chicken isn’t healthy. It could increase consumers’ cancer risk.

While the absolute minimum wage has increased, when adjusted for inflation in 2015, its purchasing power has declined.

Dunkin’ Brands is now expanding into the afternoon daypart in order to win customers in a different daypart and improve sales leverage.

The master franchise agreement gives the master franchisee operating rights to a supply chain in a given international region.

Domino’s debt is high because it was the product of a leveraged buyout. The latest recapitalization happened in 2012, leaving it with $1.57 billion in debt.

Dunkin’ Brands’ (DNKN) sources of revenue include franchise revenue, sale of ice cream products, company-owned sales, rental income, and other income.

Benefits to a franchise model include low need for capital, more focus on brand in marketing and menus, and a potential to penetrate faster into the market.

As of December 2013, Dunkin’ Brands had 5,736 points of distribution (or POD). In its International Development Plan, it plans to expand that to 9,500.

Dunkin’ Donuts’ combined revenue from national as well as international units was $569 million in 2014. Of that, $548 million came from the US market alone.

Wendy’s franchise agreements are only renewable after ten years. Wendy’s rental income from franchisees grew from $27 million in 2013 to $68 million in 2014.

Wendy’s performance has been based on the economy, consumers’ preferences, and spending patterns in the US. International expansion will have its own complexities.

Because Domino’s Pizza sells dough and ingredients to its own franchises, the company derives dual benefits from the supply chain segment.

Disposable income increased by 40 basis points month-over-month in January. On a YoY (year-over-year) basis, disposable income increased 9.5%.

Supply chain segment In terms of revenue, the supply chain is Domino’s Pizza’s (DPZ) most important segment. In fiscal 2014, it contributed 63%, or $1.26 billion, toward the company’s total revenue. Domino’s international master franchises have the right to operate a supply chain in their respective regions. The facilities The supply chain segment consists of the […]

Of its three main business segments, Domino’s Pizza earns least revenue from its company-owned stores.

Domino’s (DPZ) is the second-largest pizza chain in the world, with a total of 11,629 restaurant units. Its total system sales in 2013 were $3.8 billion.

Domino’s Pizza had a 13% market share of the quick service restaurant industry in the US as of December 2014.

The restaurant industry is part of the consumer discretionary sector. This sector does well when the economy is expanding.

Labor expenses increased by 1.15% to 31.11% as a percentage of related sales from last year. The increase affected the company’s bakery operating margins.

Low inflation means low interest rates. This makes it affordable for restaurants to borrow and expand units.

The unemployment rate for December 2014 was 5.6%, showing a month-over-month decrease from 5.8% in November.

The Starbucks China and Asia-Pacific segment grew 85% to $495 million, up from $266 million year-over-year.

Shake Shack (SHAK) calculates its AUV (average unit volume) by dividing the total company-operated sales by the total company-operated units.

Starbucks’s EBITDA is lowest in second quarters, which shows the seasonality of the business. Adverse weather conditions can also affect EBITDA.

The following are Starbucks’s geographic segments: Americas; China and Asia Pacific; and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Consumer confidence in the United States is at an all-time high in seven years, and people are spending more on food prepared outside the home.

Now, we’ll discuss SBUX’s stock performance over the past few years. SBUX returned $9,037 on $1,000 invested on January 1, 2009. The fourth quarter earnings announcement is approaching.

SBUX is also expanding its offerings in different dayparts. The expanded offerings cater to a wider customer base. They increase the wallet share.

The America’s segment includes revenues mainly from the US, Mexico, and Canada. This segment accounted for 73% of SBUX’s revenues in 2014.

McDonald’s list of initiatives includes simplifying its menu and possibly offering locally relevant menu items. This could be quite a gamble.

The benefits of the franchise model include the opportunity for the company to grow faster because the franchisee provides the capital for making the restaurant ready for operation, and the franchisor faces lower risk if the store underperforms.

Restaurants seek revenue growth in a variety of ways, but after exhausting all options, restaurants pursue a unit-growth strategy to capitalize on these opportunities.

By opening restaurants for different dayparts such as breakfast, afternoon snacks, or late-night snacks, restaurants believe they will sell more products throughout the day and improve same-store sales.

In a company-owned restaurant, the company takes ownership of the operation at the restaurant location. The company uses its own financial resources to get the location ready for business.

Burger King (BKW) opened a net of 131 new restaurants in the second quarter, making for a total net new restaurant count of 682 restaurants in the past 12 months.

Same-store sales are one of the important drivers in the restaurant industry. Same-store sales directly drives the revenues. It measures the percentage change in the revenues generated by existing restaurant locations over the same period last year.

Starbucks began in 1971 as a single coffee shop in Seattle. Today, it’s the world largest coffee retailer, with over 19,000 locations in more than 60 countries (as of FY2013 end).

Why the unionization of all fast food workers, which would increase the bargaining power of employees and possibly lead to higher wages, in quite unlikely.

Part-time work is most likely an industry-wide characteristic within the food retail business.