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What These Recent Closings Say About Who Is Buying Restaurants Right Now

By Robin Gagnon
July 07, 2026
Seller Stories

Not every buyer comes to the restaurant industry from the same direction. Some grow up in it. Others spend years in a completely different field before deciding the time has come to make a change. What they share, when the right deal finds them,...
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From Two-Store Complexity to a Three-Week Turnaround: Two Restaurant Deals That Closed

By Robin Gagnon
July 02, 2026
Seller Stories

Every restaurant sale starts with a decision. For the seller, it is the decision that the time is right to move on. For the buyer, it is the decision that ownership is no longer something to think about later. When those two decisions line up at...
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How Liquor License Transfers Work When Selling a Restaurant

By Robin Gagnon
June 30, 2026
Buying a Restaurant, Selling a Restaurant

In every restaurant transaction that involves alcohol, there is a point in the process where the deal stops moving until the liquor license question is resolved. It’s a full stop for both the restaurant buyer and restaurant seller until the state...
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What Buyers Are Looking for Right Now: May 2026 Restaurant Market Update

By Robin Gagnon
June 29, 2026
Buying a Restaurant

Buyer activity in the restaurant market is telling a clear story. Despite economic uncertainty, rising fuel costs, and stock market fluctuations, buyers are not sitting on the sidelines. They are clicking on listings, signing confidentiality...
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The Changing Landscape of Due Diligence for Buying a Restaurant

By Robin Gagnon
June 25, 2026
Buying a Restaurant

How and Why Due Diligence is Changing The due diligence period may be the most critical part of buying a restaurant. It can be the most stressful portion for both the buyer and restaurant seller. Meanwhile the landscape of offer and due...
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How to Sell a Restaurant That Isn't Profitable Yet (But Will Be)

By Robin Gagnon
June 23, 2026
Selling a Restaurant

We Sell Restaurants frequently discusses the process of selling a restaurant. Many times, we assume the same starting point: a profitable, documented business with verifiable earnings, clean tax returns, and a buyer pool that can be financed...
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The May 2026 Restaurant Resale Report: What Closed Deals Reveal About the Market

By Robin Gagnon
June 22, 2026
Buying a Restaurant, Selling a Restaurant

We Sell Restaurants, the nation's largest restaurant brokerage, tracks hundreds of transactions every year, and the May 2026 closing data tells a clear story. If you want to understand the restaurant resale market, stop looking at listings and...
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A Family Legacy, a Dream Built from Greece, and the Brokers Who Got Both Deals Done

By Robin Gagnon
June 16, 2026
Seller Stories

The best restaurant transactions do not follow a single script. Some come together quickly because everything lines up. Others require persistence, creative problem-solving, and a broker who refuses to accept a dead end. What they share is this: a...
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McDonald's AI Is Back, Chick-fil-A Goes Solo on Delivery, and Deals Are Closing

By Robin Gagnon
June 15, 2026
Buying a Restaurant, Selling a Restaurant, Restaurant Broker Franchise, Restaurant Franchise Resales

At We Sell Restaurants, we continue to track the trends impacting restaurant owners, buyers, franchise systems, and entrepreneurs across the country. Here are the top insights from this week’s edition of Deals Revealed. Restaurant Technology Is...
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Restaurant Buyer Activity Report May 2026 | Market Intelligence Edition

By Robin Gagnon
June 12, 2026
Buying a Restaurant

Executive Summary Buyer demand for restaurant businesses remained strong in May 2026, across measurable signals tracked by We Sell Restaurants, the nation’s largest restaurant brokerage firm. Their restaurant for sale marketplace, home to more...
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