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As it nears a sale, Subway touts its international recovery

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 30, 2023

The sandwich giant over the past two years has signed deals that would add more than 9,000 restaurants internationally, turning around a business that was surprisingly weak.

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The biggest chains thrived during the pandemic, but most have not

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 29, 2023

The Bottom Line: Average unit volumes have not kept pace with inflation over the past three years. Unless you're a really big restaurant chain.

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Feds say they stopped $3B in pandemic restaurant aid from going astray

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 28, 2023

About 31,000 requests for aid were rejected for being invalid or outright fraudulent, according to the SBA. Now it's investigating 720 RRF grants that may be bogus.

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What the MrBeast controversy says about virtual brands

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 28, 2023

A Deeper Dive: RB Senior Tech Editor joins the podcast to discuss the MrBeast Burger issue and the future of delivery-only concepts.

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Gen Restaurant Group raises $43.2M in its IPO

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 28, 2023

The operator of Gen Korean BBQ priced its shares at the high end of their range and increased the size of its offering.

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Cava, Subway and Darden rescue a boring M&A market

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 27, 2023

The Bottom Line: Restaurant M&A has been slow for the past year and a half thanks to inflation and interest rates. Could these deals change its course?

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Why Taco Bell thinks it can get just as big as McDonald's

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 27, 2023

The Mexican fast-food chain, the nation’s fourth-largest restaurant brand, believes there’s “no reason” it can’t have the same number of restaurants in the U.S. as the Golden Arches.

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The tragedy of Dominik Mendoza

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 27, 2023

In 2022, the Quiznos franchisee opened a new prototype for the chain and signed an extensive development agreement. Less than one year later, he took his own life. For his widow, the problems were just beginning.

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Why Gen Restaurant Group may be the next Kura Sushi

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 23, 2023

The Bottom Line: The operator of Gen Korean BBQ will follow the successful Cava IPO with a small offering expected to raise $33 million. But investors have a surprising appetite for such concepts, which they demonstrated with Kura.

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Food-and-bowling concept Pinstripes to go public in SPAC deal

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 23, 2023

The combination with Banyan Acquisition Corp. is expected to be complete by the end of this year and would value the eatertainment concept at $520 million.

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