Big Chain News: Big Full-Service Chains Are Doing Better, QSRs Are Mostly Lapping 2019, Denny’s Upgrades Kitchen

Rather than belabor the 3Q-21 big chain earnings reports, we’ll just summarize. Big full-service chains including Texas Roadhouse and Bloomin’ Brands are struggling with food-cost increases and labor shortages that are impeding their recovery. But they are still way up compared to last year. All the big QSRs that have reported, other than Burger King…