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McDonald’s, Dutch Bros and pumpkins
McDonald’s is reopening some of its Ukraine locations. Dutch Bros’ fast unit growth is hurting sales. And pumpkin on menus? Already
3 years, 10 months ago
Sweetgreen layoffs, BBQ holdings, Wendy’s
Sweetgreen is cutting 5% of its corporate staff, BBQ holdings is getting a new owner and Wendy’s is scaling back on ghost kitchen development.
3 years, 10 months ago
Famous Dave’s, Qdoba, french toast sticks
The restaurant acquisition market got suddenly hot on Tuesday. Wendy’s added a new item to its breakfast menu for the first time. And First Watch may…
3 years, 11 months ago
Taco Bell, Economy and crustless pizzas.
Milk Bar has a deal with … Taco Bell? Consumers are hurting, or maybe they aren’t. And Papa John’s ditches the crust.
3 years, 11 months ago
Food delivery, Speedy Eats, Frisch’s Big Boy
What's going on with food Delivery? Speedy Eats has found its pizza chef and James Walker is the new CEO of Frisch’s Big boy.
3 years, 11 months ago
RRF, earnings, the Holey Grail
What’s going on with the $180 million left over in the Restaurant Revitalization Fund? Papa John’s, Burger King and more released quarterly earnings.…
3 years, 11 months ago
National Restaurant Association survey, Grubhub, Starbucks
Only 34 percent of restaurant executives are women according to a national restaurant association survey, Grubhub's value is down and Starbucks’ US s…
3 years, 11 months ago
Church’s, TGI Fridays, menus heat up
A big fried chicken chain gets back to its roots. Menu launches are starting to heat up again as summer winds down. And TGI Fridays is expanding its …
3 years, 11 months ago
Danny Meyer, Jack in the Box, Michigan’s tip credit
Danny Meyer is stepping down as CEO of union square hospitality group, Mark Hamil is coming to jack in the box and Michigan’s tip credit isn’t going …
3 years, 11 months ago
Inflation's peak, Texas Roadhouse and a lot of pepperoni
The worst of food inflation may be behind most restaurants … but not so much for Bloomin’ Brands. Why Texas Roadhouse thinks consumers are getting ba…
3 years, 11 months ago