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Pollo Tropical's new owner is content with keeping it in Fla.

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2023

Authentic Restaurant Brands completed its acquisition of the chicken chain. Here’s why the company is keeping its focus local as it takes over.

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Restaurant chains have to work harder to get sales this year

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2023

The Bottom Line: After “pent-up demand” kept customers coming back in 2022, restaurants have to work harder in 2023 to get customers coming in the door.

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Effort to kill the 'joint employer' redefinition draws support in the Senate

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 30, 2023

Sens. Joe Manchin and Bill Cassidy say they'll seek a seldom-used law to block what they termed NLRB overreach.

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McDonald's believes it can grow in Calif.

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2023

The Bottom Line: Chris Kempczinski, CEO of the burger giant, told analysts that the company’s restaurants will take a cash flow hit when wages are raised in the state, but he calls it an “opportunity.” But for whom?

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High prices are making it tough for people to pay their bills

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 27, 2023

The Bottom Line: While the economy is going well, the consumer remains stressed by higher prices and they’re having a tougher time paying their bills, according to recent government data.

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Can healthy eating and restaurants coexist?

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 25, 2023

A Deeper Dive: RB Executive Editor Lisa Jennings joins the podcast for a discussion on Ozempic, healthy fast-casuals and whether the industry has a responsibility to help with America’s obesity crisis.

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Investment firm buys the owner of TCBY and Mrs. Fields

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 25, 2023

Pearl Street Equity, a family office, is acquiring Famous Brands, the Salt Lake City-based owner of the yogurt and cookie chains.

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Starboard's presentation on Bloomin' Brands is disappointing

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 25, 2023

The Bottom Line: Those hoping for a detailed deck similar to the activist investor’s famous presentation on Darden likely came away wanting.

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Fast-casual automation is the biggest deal in the restaurant industry right now

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 24, 2023

The Bottom Line: The work being done at Chipotle and Sweetgreen could not only change the fast-casual sector, it could change much of fast food.

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Andy Wiederhorn wants to buy more snacks

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 24, 2023

The chairman of Fat Brands, which owns several chains including Great American Cookies and Pretzelmaker, is targeting strategic acquisitions, particularly those that will help occupy a plant in Atlanta.

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