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    Karen Holthouse

    Senior Equity Analyst at Citigroup

    Karen Holthouse is a Senior Equity Analyst at Citigroup specializing in the U.S. services sector, with particular expertise in restaurant and food distribution companies. She actively covers firms including US Foods Holding Corp. and Performance Food Group, consistently delivering stock ratings with a success rate of 70.49% and an average return of 6.44%. Holthouse began her career over a decade ago, previously holding analyst roles at Goldman Sachs before joining Citi, and she is recognized as an accomplished equity researcher with ongoing coverage of 22 stocks. She maintains professional credentials including FINRA registration and relevant securities licenses, marking her as a prominent and credible figure in Wall Street’s equity research community.

    Karen Holthouse's questions to Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) leadership

    Karen Holthouse's questions to Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) leadership • Q2 2025

    Question

    Karen Holthouse, on for Jon Tower at Citigroup, asked if Texas Roadhouse would consider offering third-party delivery on a unit-by-unit basis, particularly if managing partners in certain markets requested it.

    Answer

    CEO Gerald Morgan responded that the company has resisted third-party delivery for the core Texas Roadhouse brand, with the exception of one urban location in New York. While it is used at Jaggers and Bubba's, the current focus for Roadhouse remains on the in-restaurant and proprietary to-go experience. He stated they will continue to have conversations but are holding the line for now.

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    Karen Holthouse's questions to US Foods Holding (USFD) leadership

    Karen Holthouse's questions to US Foods Holding (USFD) leadership • Q2 2025

    Question

    Karen Holthouse from Citigroup noted the 80 basis point increase in private label penetration and asked if the company is now past the post-COVID challenges that hindered growth in this area, and what the outlook is from here.

    Answer

    CEO Dave Flitman confirmed that the post-COVID supply chain challenges for private label products are 'behind us.' He stated that momentum has been ramping up for the last 12-18 months and that he sees 'no near-term ceiling' to penetration growth, supported by a confident sales force and a strong product innovation pipeline, including an upcoming Scoop launch.

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    Karen Holthouse's questions to CHEESECAKE FACTORY (CAKE) leadership

    Karen Holthouse's questions to CHEESECAKE FACTORY (CAKE) leadership • Q3 2024

    Question

    Karen Holthouse, on for Jon Tower, asked for the Q3 commodity inflation figure and requested more detail on customer engagement with the rewards program, particularly the role of reservation access.

    Answer

    EVP and CFO Matt Clark stated that Q3 commodity inflation was approximately 1%. President David Gordon explained that high usage of reservations indicates their importance to members. He added that the program is successfully driving incremental visits from moderate and frequent guests, who report even higher satisfaction scores, and that the company continues to test unpublished rewards to maintain margin neutrality.

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    Karen Holthouse's questions to BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) leadership

    Karen Holthouse's questions to BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) leadership • Q3 2023

    Question

    Karen Holthouse, on for Jon Tower, asked if menu simplification could lead to smaller kitchen and restaurant footprints for new builds in the future. She also requested the marketing spend for the quarter and clarification on the adjusted EPS calculation.

    Answer

    President Lyle Tick confirmed that menu simplification could absolutely enable different, potentially smaller, restaurant formats in the future as part of a 'right cost, right size, right place' strategy. Interim CEO Brad Richmond added that they are also exploring menu regionalization for the existing store base. On the modeling questions, management stated that marketing spend was approximately 1.9% of sales in Q3 and that they would follow up regarding the specifics of the adjusted EPS calculation.

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