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The Restaurant Resale Report

By Robin Gagnon
August 13, 2026
Buying a Restaurant, Selling a Restaurant

July 2026: Independents Regain Ground, Florida Reasserts Itself, and Deals Take Longer to Close July 2026 delivered a market with a split personality: interest and signed activity concentrated more heavily in the Boom Belt than ever, independents...
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Bradenton and Charlottesville: Two Restaurant Closings That Break the Usual Story

By Robin Gagnon
August 11, 2026
Seller Stories

Ask most people why a restaurant sells and they will guess the same thing. Sales are down. The concept is tired. The owner is burned out. That is not what the Restaurant Brokers see. Two closings from this month, one on Florida's Gulf Coast and...
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The Restaurant Comeback: Nostalgia, Gen Z, and the Return of Dining Out

By Robin Gagnon
August 10, 2026
Buying a Restaurant, Selling a Restaurant, Restaurant Broker Franchise, Restaurant Franchise Resales

The restaurant marketplace continues to shift, creating new opportunities for restaurant owners, buyers, sellers, franchisors, and industry professionals. This week’s Deals Revealed covered everything from changing consumer behavior and restaurant...
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The AI Due Diligence Trap: What AI Can’t Tell You About Buying a Restaurant

By Robin Gagnon
August 07, 2026
Buying a Restaurant

Can AI perform restaurant due diligence? AI can help analyze financial statements, leases, contracts, POS reports, and other restaurant records, but it should not replace independent verification or the work of experienced legal, financial, and...
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A 24-Year Indianapolis Operator and an Alpharetta Veteran Both Knew When It Was Time

By Robin Gagnon
August 04, 2026
Seller Stories

Restaurants change hands for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes a concept has run its course. Sometimes the owner has simply earned the right to chase a new dream. And sometimes a buyer comes along who sees something in a location that changes...
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Ditching DoorDash, Mocktails That Make Money, and Restaurants You Can Buy Right Now

By Robin Gagnon
August 04, 2026
Buying a Restaurant, Selling a Restaurant, Restaurant Broker Franchise, Restaurant Franchise Resales

Each week on Deals Revealed, we bring you the biggest restaurant news, the hottest listings, and expert insights from We Sell Restaurants, the nation's largest restaurant brokerage firm. Here's everything we covered this week, from a growing...
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Restaurant Buyers Get Selective in 2026: Mid-Year Trends, Top Listings, and What It Means for You

By Robin Gagnon
August 03, 2026
Buying a Restaurant, Selling a Restaurant, Restaurant Broker Franchise, Restaurant Franchise Resales

The restaurant resale market is sending a clear message halfway through 2026. Buyers have not disappeared, but they are more selective, more committed, and more focused on value than ever. This week's edition of Deals Revealed from We Sell...
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Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition: The New Name for a Proven Path to Buying a Restaurant

By Robin Gagnon
July 30, 2026
Buying a Restaurant

There's a term gaining traction in business schools, investment circles and among aspiring business owners: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, or ETA. It sounds like the latest entrepreneurial buzzword, and in some ways it is. The idea...
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The Restaurant Deal That Refused to Die and the Restaurant Dream That Crossed an Ocean

By Robin Gagnon
July 28, 2026
Seller Stories

Every restaurant sale tells a story, and sometimes two closings from opposite ends of the country tell the same one. Two recent transactions from the We Sell Restaurants team, one in Gilbert, Arizona and one in Orlando, Florida, prove a truth the...
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The Multi-Unit Restaurant Seller's Playbook: How to Maximize a Restaurant Portfolio

By Robin Gagnon
July 23, 2026
Selling a Restaurant

Selling one restaurant is complex. Selling three, five, or ten is an entirely different category of transaction, one that requires a different strategic framework, a different approach to buyers, and a different set of decisions about how, when,...
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