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Restaurant Business Executive Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Maze is a longtime industry journalist who writes about restaurant finance, mergers and acquisitions and the economy, with a particular focus on quick-service restaurants. He writes daily about the factors influencing the operating environment, including labor and food costs and various industry trends such as technology and delivery.

Jonathan has been widely quoted in media publications such as the New York Times and the Washington Post and has appeared on CNBC, Yahoo Finance and NPR. He writes a weekly finance-focused newsletter for Restaurant Business, The Bottom Line, and is the host of the weekly podcast “A Deeper Dive.”

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Customers come back to casual dining

 By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 23, 2018

In a ho-hum quarter, some full-service chains stood out, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Is $300M too little for Zoes Kitchen?

 By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 22, 2018

A large shareholder says that $12.75 per share “undervalues” the fast-casual chain, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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How will the California move impact Chipotle?

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 21, 2018

Companies move headquarters all the time, but it can be disruptive, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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What restaurant chain could be sold next?

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 20, 2018

Several companies have gone private this year. RB’s The Bottom Line takes a look at who could go next.

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Chicken wing prices are at 7-year lows

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 16, 2018

The price of wings is down 32% over the past year as consumers shift toward boneless chicken, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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For struggling restaurants, it’s buy or die

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 15, 2018

As sales continue to weaken, restaurant chains hope mergers will keep them afloat, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Is the tight labor market hurting restaurant sales?

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 15, 2018

With unemployment low, poorer service could be keeping some customers away, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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The burger business takes a big hit

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 13, 2018

Chains like McDonald’s and Shake Shack find themselves torn between pricing and traffic, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Why are restaurant sales so bad in July?

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 10, 2018

Weak sales and traffic for the second July in a row could spell bad news for the industry, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Why are Papa John’s sales falling so much?

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 09, 2018

RB’s The Bottom Line crowdsources a comparison between the John Schnatter firestorm and Chick-fil-A’s gay marriage controversy.

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