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How Smashburger is rethinking the drive-thru

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 19, 2023

A Deeper Dive: Carl Bachmann, the brand’s president, joins the podcast to discuss the company’s growth plans and its decision to shift to its mobile-order “virtual” drive-thrus.

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Subway takes a key step in its franchising strategy

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 17, 2023

Subway, eager to bring more large-scale operators into the system, announced agreements with five new multi-unit restaurant franchisees. It also grew its international business last year.

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The Technomic Top 500: New locations and higher prices drove growth last year

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 17, 2023

Led by Starbucks, the largest chains pushed aggressive development as they recovered locations closed during the pandemic. But sales barely kept pace with inflation.

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Higher prices have consumers turning to frozen pizza

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 14, 2023

A survey from the marketing firm Vericast shows a growing number of consumers are choosing to get frozen pizza over one of the big chains. And prices are a huge reason.

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Everytable wins $8M investment to help hourly workers become operators

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 14, 2023

The Los Angeles-based mission-driven chain is preparing its first crop of franchise operators in the program designed to bridge the racial wealth gap.

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Subway may be a microcosm of the slow M&A market right now

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 13, 2023

The Bottom Line: The CEO of Papa Murphy’s and Wetzel’s Pretzels owner MTY Group cited the sandwich giant’s reportedly lowered asking price, and suggested it could further cool the market for restaurant acquisitions.

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How corporate layoffs will affect McDonald's

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 12, 2023

A Deeper Dive: Mike Halen, senior restaurant and foodservice analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, joins the podcast to talk about McDonald’s, Burger King and Patrick Doyle.

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Restaurant menu price inflation catches up with the supermarket

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 12, 2023

For the first time in 18 months, the annual increase in prices for food away from home exceeded inflation at retail food outlets.

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Here's how much Burger King's parent paid Patrick Doyle to be executive chairman

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 12, 2023

The former CEO of Domino's Pizza, lured out of retirement by Restaurant Brands International last year, was paid $117 million in stock and option awards.

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NYC restaurateur gets nearly 5 years in prison for PPP fraud

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 12, 2023

Multiconcept operator Besim Kukaj used his $1.5 million loan to buy luxury items, feds say.

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