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Fast Casual Restaurants for Sale Lead Industry

By Robin Gagnon

May 17, 2012

Buying a Restaurant

A recent report titled the Technomic Fast-Casual Top 150 Chain Restaurant Report shows that the strength of the restaurant market continues to be the fast-casual segment. Fast-casual chains grew 8.4% to $21.5 billion in 2011, ahead of the 6.6%...

5 Ways to Help a Restaurant Broker Sell Your Business

By Robin Gagnon

May 14, 2012

Restaurant Brokers

Think it's easy to sell a restaurant? Think again. Though you hear the occasional story of a business selling in days for full price, the reality is that it takes work on the part of both the seller and the restaurant broker to make a deal happen. ...

What You Should Know When Buying a Convection Oven

By Robin Gagnon

May 11, 2012

Buying a Restaurant

If you’ve ever had heated seats in your car, you know the enjoyment you can have on a cold wintry day when you get in, push a button and feel the seat become toasty. Well, stepping up from a range or counter top oven to a convection oven has that...

Atlanta Restaurant Sales Grow in 2012

By Robin Gagnon

May 04, 2012

Restaurant Brokers

Robert Wagner, CPA has released his quarterly report on Atlanta restaurant sales and the news is good once again. His survey shows that same-store sales increased 6.8% over the same time period measured in 2011. The NetFinancials survey of 79...

Atlanta Restaurant Brokers Say “Get Your Growl On”

By Robin Gagnon

May 04, 2012

Restaurant Brokers

Some restaurant pundits predicted that growlers might be a short lived trend but the restaurant brokers at We Sell Restaurants are telling you Growlers are here to stay. In case you’ve been living in a cave and haven’t heard, ‘growlers” are...

Top 10 Restaurants for Sale in Atlanta - April 2012 Edition

By Robin Gagnon

May 01, 2012

Buying a Restaurant

Here are the Top 10 Restaurants for Sale in Atlanta in April 2012. We measure the top 10 by the number of confidentiality agreements viewed, buyer inquiries and website views. Pricing was key in making the April 2012 list. Another big stand out...

Ten Things a Restaurant Buyer Should Never Do

By Robin Gagnon

April 27, 2012

Buying a Restaurant

Here are ten things a restaurant buyer should never do if they want to be successful in buying a restaurant. Violate Confidentiality. First on the list of "nevers" is violating confidentiality. The agreements signed by buyers are legally...

Leasing a Restaurant in Atlanta - Vacancy Rates Falling

By Robin Gagnon

April 23, 2012

Leasing a Restaurant

An article in today's Atlanta Journal Constitution confirms what restaurant brokers at We Sell Restaurants have been saying for a while. Landlords aren't desperate. The latest numbers reveal that Atlanta's vacancy rate is improving faster than other...

Buying a Restaurant with Crowdfunding - Angel Investors On the Way

By Robin Gagnon

April 20, 2012

Financing a Restaurant

Crowdfunding – we talked about it on our blog months ago and now thanks to the JOBS Act just passed, it’s closer to being a reality for those buying a restaurant and looking for financing. The Jumpstart Our Business Startup or the JOBS Act was...

Buying a Restaurant - Test Yourself First (Part 2)

By Robin Gagnon

April 17, 2012

Buying a Restaurant

Our last blog posting on buying a restaurant - Atlanta or any major market focused on the questions you should ask yourself before taking the plunge. The last five questions in our ten part survey ask you to consider whether you should move forward...