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Massachusetts happy hour, Pizza Hut, Cheesecake Factory
Restaurants in Massachusetts don’t want happy hour promotions legalized, Pizza Hut is expanding its pasta lineup and the Cheesecake factory said covi…
3 years, 11 months ago
RRF, McDonald’s franchising, hotel deals
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund is not empty after all. McDonald’s CEO defends the chain’s new franchise standards. And why hotel acquisitions are…
3 years, 11 months ago
McDonald's same-store sales, Presto reworks plans to go public, Saigon Hustle
Mcdonlads same store sales improved, restaurant tech supplier presto has reworked plans to go public and Saigon hustle won a million dollars.
3 years, 11 months ago
Bellagreen, Kitchen United, ice cream
Ampex Brands adds to its collection. Some big-name investors just gave Kitchen United a lot of money. And a peek at Americans’ most craveable ice cre…
3 years, 11 months ago
Restaurants halting recruitment efforts, franchise disputes, Crumbl Cookies
Restaurants are halting recruitment efforts, cuts to corporate overhead are causing more franchise disputes and the fight between crumbl cookies and …
3 years, 11 months ago
Michigan tip credit, Domino’s doldrums, Chipotle
A Michigan court killed the state’s tip credit rule. Chipotle invests in robots and fungi. And something unusual happened at Domino’s Pizza last quar…
3 years, 11 months ago
McDonald’s stock, San Francisco fee cap, downtown traffic
McDonald’s investors don’t seem too concerned about its franchisee dispute. San Francisco is making its historic delivery fee cap more flexible. And …
3 years, 11 months ago
Chipotle, Salad and Go, recession fears
Chipotle closed a store in Maine where staff were planning to unionize. Salad and Go breaks its silence on its new CEO. And why a potential recession…
3 years, 11 months ago
McDonald’s, Sysco and energy drinks
McDonald’s franchisees are not terribly happy, Sysco is not terribly happy with beef suppliers and coffee concepts are perfectly thrilled with energy…
3 years, 11 months ago
Restaurant sales, breakfast, inflation
Restaurant sales are up. There’s a new crop of breakfast concepts. And inflation is dampening coffee shop sales.
3 years, 11 months ago