This beloved fast-food sandwich chain closes dozens of locations
Although this company is on the road to recovery, it will be a soldier with a smaller footprint.
Sandwich chain based in ChicagoBelly Enter 2021 with a smaller footprint but also a feeling of renewed optimism. After the companyannounced last summer That as long as 100 locations can end up, a series of successful rental negotiations has brought this number to a 28 pallustable 28. Potbelly currently operates 400 restaurants belonging to a company and 46 franchisees.
With 28 fewer shops, the company's route to the recovery will be more agile. Potbelly will save $ 4 million in annual occupancy costs after completing the closures and will also avoid approximately $ 15 million in store losses from renegotiated leases, depending onQSR magazine.
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Another way that the channel plans to accelerate recovery isDowns his menu, a tactic of survival of the popular pandemic pandemic among fast food chains. Potbelly will consolidate its menu cards and create smaller sandwiches and half-salads, byQSR. At the same time, it plans to test more important elements with additional fasteners.
The changes will lead to less menu items overall: "Manufactured for a more efficient system and faster customer experiences", depending on the CEO Bob Wright. Although most of these menus modify are always tested, they would be supposed to circulate within the United States in the second half of the year.
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