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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.

Financing

At Subway, a very public auction draws to a close

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 06, 2023

The Bottom Line: The company has reportedly narrowed its list of buyers and the price tag is down. But the deal is taking a while to get over the finish line, and here’s why.

Operations

Starbucks considers a wider range of store designs

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 06, 2023

The coffee giant is contemplating different versions of its traditional drive-thru locations and pickup stores. But it may also try delivery-only units.

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.

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.

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

Why breakfast is the key to Burger King's future

By Jonathan Maze on May 31, 2023

The Bottom Line: The burger chain’s unit volumes have lagged its competitors. One reason has been a morning daypart that hasn’t quite lived up to expectations. Can the brand’s new management fix it?

Food

Burger King's breakfast menu is smokin'

By Patricia Cobe on May 30, 2023

The fast-food chain is expanding its morning menu with a test of the new Smoky Maple Chicken Biscuit in two markets.

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.

Financing

The owner of Quiznos and Church's is apparently making a play for a bankrupt Hardee's franchisee

By Jonathan Maze on May 18, 2023

A company apparently controlled by High Bluff Capital, the investment firm that owns the restaurant chains, is the stalking horse bidder for half of the 108 restaurants operated by Summit Restaurant Holdings.

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