Understand Buy & Sell Restaurant – Advice on Buy Sell Restaurant (2)

Restaurant Brokerage Franchise: 6 Traits of Top Owners

By Robin Gagnon

September 21, 2026

Restaurant Broker Franchise

It's Not Experience, It's Mindset: What It Takes to Succeed in a Restaurant Brokerage Franchise Considering a career in the restaurant industry, but looking for something different than running a restaurant? A restaurant brokerage franchise like...

From Food Courts to Fuel Stops: How Restaurant Brands Adapt

By Robin Gagnon

September 15, 2026

Buying a Restaurant, Selling a Restaurant, Restaurant Broker Franchise, Restaurant Franchise Resales

Restaurant brands do not always need to reinvent themselves to grow. Sometimes the greatest opportunity comes from placing an established concept in a better venue, recognizing where a familiar brand still holds value, or giving customers a timely...

Beyond the Menu: What Is Driving Restaurant Value This Week?

By Robin Gagnon

September 08, 2026

Buying a Restaurant, Selling a Restaurant, Restaurant Broker Franchise, Restaurant Franchise Resales

At We Sell Restaurants, we understand that restaurant value is not determined by food sales alone. This week’s restaurant industry insights demonstrate how much value can be connected to a location, drive-thru access, lease terms, digital...

How to Start a Business Brokerage: 13 Things You Need Before Your First Listing

By Robin Gagnon

September 03, 2026

Restaurant Broker Franchise

Starting a Brokerage Is More Than Getting Licensed Starting a business brokerage can look relatively simple from the outside. Get licensed. Form a company. Find a seller. List the business. Find a buyer. In practice, there are multiple pieces...

Downtown Alpharetta and Clearwater Pizza: Inside Two Recent Restaurant Sales

By Robin Gagnon

September 01, 2026

Seller Stories

Ask most people why a restaurant sells and they will guess the food was bad or the business was failing. That is rarely the answer. Two recent successful closings from our brokers illustrate this point. One involved an independent restaurant in...

How Restaurant Automation and AI Search Are Changing the Way Restaurants Are Bought and Sold

By Robin Gagnon

August 31, 2026

Buying a Restaurant, Selling a Restaurant, Restaurant Broker Franchise, Restaurant Franchise Resales

Opening 1,000 new restaurant locations no longer requires opening 1,000 restaurants. That single idea captures where the industry is heading, and it has real implications for anyone thinking about buying or selling a restaurant this year. Here is...

Starting a Business Brokerage vs. Buying a Business Brokerage Franchise: Which Is Right for You?

By Robin Gagnon

August 27, 2026

Restaurant Broker Franchise

If you are considering entering business brokerage, one of the first decisions is whether to start an independent brokerage or buy a business brokerage franchise. At first glance, starting independently may appear to be the less expensive...

Restaurants Don't Run Themselves. Two Owners Just Proved It.

By Robin Gagnon

August 25, 2026

Seller Stories

Two restaurants sold this month in two different states, and on paper they have almost nothing in common. One was released by seasoned multi-unit franchisees consolidating a portfolio. The other was let go by a first-time owner who tried to run...

From Fall Flavors to Restaurant Deals: Trends Shaping the Market

By Robin Gagnon

August 24, 2026

Buying a Restaurant, Selling a Restaurant, Restaurant Broker Franchise, Restaurant Franchise Resales

The restaurant market continues to move quickly in 2026, and We Sell Restaurants is seeing several trends shape the resale market, from earlier seasonal promotions and growing beverage concepts to rising operating costs and increased buyer focus...

Two Buyers Who Already Knew the Business: Closings in St. George, Utah and Ormond Beach, Florida

By Robin Gagnon

August 18, 2026

Seller Stories

Two recent closings make the point. One sits in southwestern Utah, the other on Florida's northeast coast. Different markets, different concepts, different brokers. What they share is the shape of the deal. In both cases the seller was leaving for...