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Food

Pretzelmaker tries something new: Breakfast

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 09, 2018

The pretzel chain has created an all-day concept, Fresh Twist, that serves breakfast sandwiches and flatbread pizzas.

Marketing

5 stealable promo ideas

By Aaron Jourden on Feb. 07, 2017

How to beat the winter blahs, mind control and “fake news” are part of operators’ latest marketing efforts overseas.

Financing

New Buffalo Wild Wings owner leans on its CEO's hotel experience

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 06, 2018

Inspire Brands, which owns Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings, is a new kind of brand operator.

Leadership

McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook was paid $21.8M last year

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 12, 2018

The chain’s executives all received pay hikes after a strong 2017 for the fast-food burger chain.

Marketing

Chains with the most memorable advertising by gender

By Lisa White on Apr. 07, 2017

The concepts winning with their marketing efforts aren’t necessarily grabbing the full audience. Here’s a look at the chains resonating with different genders as well as those scoring with both.

Financing

Is McDonald's hurting Starbucks and Dunkin'?

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 08, 2018

But the coffee chains also could be expanding too quickly, says RB's The Bottom Line.

Financing

You’d be surprised who is taking Subway’s customers

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 25, 2018

It’s not sandwich chains: The brand is losing business to Chick-fil-A, and delivery, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Sonic to try reduced-beef burgers

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 22, 2017

The drive-in chain is believed to be the first national quick-service chain to test a beef-mushroom blend as a variation on its signature product.

Financing

McDonald's is taking a shot at Chick-fil-A

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 13, 2018

The rapidly growing chicken concept could be its biggest threat, says RB's The Bottom Line.

Checking back on Taco Bell’s new concept

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 19, 2016

Three months after the Cantina opened, here’s what a non-millennial customer found.

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