Getting Real on Restaurant Real Estate, with Joe Blanton

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Joe Blanton, founder & CEO of Stone Restaurant Real Estate, joins QSR editorial director Danny Klein for a trip around the market. We look at how site selection is trending, what kind of properties operators are finding to build in today, and much more during one of the more-dynamic cost periods on record. No matter what's happening in this industry, it always starts with location.

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