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The Restaurant Resale Report

By Robin Gagnon
July 16, 2026
Buying a Restaurant

June 2026: What Buyers Wanted, What Sold, and What's Next June 2026 was one of the strongest restaurant sales months of the year for We Sell Restaurants, second only to January. More importantly, June provides an early look at where the...
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Sold When It Counted: What Two Tough Closings Reveal About Choosing the Right Broker

By Robin Gagnon
July 14, 2026
Seller Stories

Behind every sold sign at We Sell Restaurants is a broker who made it happen. Two recent closings prove that point better than any sales pitch ever could. In Cape Coral, Florida, David Whitcomb of our FL Naples territory delivered a qualified...
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Lessons from the South of France, Hot New Listings, and Two Buyer Stories Worth Studying

By Robin Gagnon
July 13, 2026
Buying a Restaurant, Selling a Restaurant, Restaurant Broker Franchise, Restaurant Franchise Resales

This week's edition of Deals Revealed took viewers from the morning markets of Provence to the closing tables of Georgia and Florida. Hosted live each Friday by Robin Gagnon and Rob Morrison of We Sell Restaurants, the nation's largest restaurant...
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Restaurant Brokers Savor the South of France – Lessons from the Riviera Table

By Robin Gagnon
July 09, 2026
Restaurant Broker Franchise

Two years ago, I wrote about eating our way through Italy and the experience as a restaurant broker. This summer, France became the focal point for We Sell Restaurants, proving that if you are in the business of buying and selling restaurants,...
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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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