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Firehouse Subs takes its sandwiches to Europe

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 22, 2023

The sub chain opened its first location outside of North America, in Zurich. And it has a development deal in Mexico, making the chain’s first major forays into international markets under Restaurant Brands International.

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The largest sandwich chains in 2022

 Jun. 20, 2023

Here are the largest sandwich chains in the country based on sales, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

Financing

Restructuring gives control of Checkers to its lenders

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 20, 2023

Arbour Lane Capital Management, Garnett Station Partners and Guggenheim Investments are taking majority ownership in a deal that will cut back on the fast-food chain’s debt.

Workforce

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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