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Jury awards former Starbucks manager $25.6M in discrimination case

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 14, 2023

The former regional manager sued the coffee giant in 2019, saying she was wrongly fired following the arrests of two Black men in one of Starbucks' Philadelphia cafes.

Marketing

Taco Bell introduces its latest uniform collaboration, with Ricardo Gonzalez

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 14, 2023

The Brooklyn artist, known as It’s a Living, put his own spin on the fast-food chain’s uniforms. For the company, the goal is simple: Workers like cool outfits.

Financing

These are the fast-food chains doing best at beating inflation

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 08, 2023

The Bottom Line: Among the biggest limited-service chains, Raising Cane’s and Chick-fil-A have performed best over the past decade at growing unit volumes when adjusted for inflation.

Food

Taco Bell is testing a Vegan Crunchwrap

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 07, 2023

The Mexican fast-food chain will test the product, in development for years, for a limited time in Los Angeles, New York City and Orlando.

Leadership

Taco John's CEO Jim Creel plans to retire at the end of the year

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 06, 2023

He will end his six-year run at the top of the Cheyenne, Wyo.-based Mexican chain at the end of the year. The company plans a search for Creel’s successor.

Marketing

McDonald's takes another nostalgia trip, this time with Grimace

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 06, 2023

The burger giant has found a winning formula by tapping into customers’ love of its brands. And so the big purple blob character will be the centerpiece of its marketing starting next week.

Financing

Subway makes a huge deal to expand in China

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 06, 2023

The sandwich giant signed a 4,000-unit, master franchise agreement with Shanghai Fu-Rui-Shi Corporate Development, its largest such agreement in the brand’s history.

Financing

Yum Brands CEO David Gibbs doesn't get his company's stock price decline

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 02, 2023

The Bottom Line: The owner of Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and Habit has declined as much as 10% since reporting what Gibbs called a “blowout” first quarter. And the company argues that it could easily weather a downturn.

Marketing

A look inside the Papa Johns test kitchen

By Jonathan Maze on May 23, 2023

The kitchen is the centerpiece of the pizza chain’s new Atlanta headquarters, which makes sense. Innovation has been the centerpiece of the chain’s comeback.

Workforce

5 ways to set up restaurant staff for success

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 21, 2023

Restaurant Business’ GMs of the Year shared how they cultivate a strong team culture during a session at the National Restaurant Association Show.

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