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Taco John's gives up its Taco Tuesday trademark

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 18, 2023

The company decided that it wasn’t worth fighting Taco Bell to maintain its trademark and said it would instead donate to Children of Restaurant Employees.

Financing

The owner of Quiznos and Church's is buying some Hardee's restaurants out of bankruptcy

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 17, 2023

High Bluff Capital Partners won bidding for 81 of the 108 locations for $16 million. Hardee’s parent CKE Restaurants is buying another nine locations.

Marketing

The Grimace birthday promotion was an even bigger success than McDonald's expected

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 14, 2023

The burger giant, which has been a marketing force in recent years, reached “billions” with the promotion, thanks to a “genius” viral social media trend that took the company by surprise.

Financing

Burger King shows signs of progress in its comeback effort. Can it last?

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 14, 2023

The Bottom Line: Burger King’s struggles last year were emblematic of the chain’s long history. The brand under Tom Curtis suggests things are turning around. But the biggest challenge is to keep it going.

Financing

Subway's long sale process will last a bit longer

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 13, 2023

The sandwich giant, which has spent the year on the market, has again extended the bidding process as potential new buyers emerge.

Technology

Domino's, long an aggregator holdout, joins the Uber Eats Marketplace

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 12, 2023

The pizza chain will enable customers to order through the aggregator’s mobile app, starting in four test markets this fall.

Financing

The story behind Burger King's turnaround effort

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 12, 2023

A Deeper Dive: Tom Curtis, president of Burger King in the U.S. and Canada, joins the podcast to talk about the chain’s “Reclaim the Flame” comeback strategy and its progress.

Marketing

McDonald's is phasing out its bakery items

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 11, 2023

The burger giant said it is removing its Apple Fritter, Blueberry Muffin and Cinnamon Roll from its menu less than three years after their introduction.

Technology

Yum Brands takes a step to collect data on more of its customers

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 06, 2023

The owner of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut is working with the customer data platform Treasure Data to give it a centralized view of customer data across all its brands.

Food

Subway makes more changes to its menu

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 05, 2023

The sandwich giant’s third major menu overhaul, featuring slicers and a line of new subs with more meat, continues an overhaul that began two years ago.

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