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Restaurant employment plunges as coronavirus shutdown takes hold

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 03, 2020

New federal data shows more than half of job losses last month, though it doesn’t reflect late-month layoffs.

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Vapiano says it’s filing for bankruptcy

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2020

The German chain, which has six locations in the U.S., had said the coronavirus made it insolvent.

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Fast-growing Luckin Coffee admits to a massive fraud

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2020

The tech-centric coffee chain out of China said it fabricated some of its transactions last year.

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McDonald’s is adding masks and protective barriers as its coronavirus steps evolve

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2020

The chain is taking extra precautions to protect workers and employees, prioritizing hot spots.

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Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s parent company lays off workers

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2020

Focus Brands, which also owns Jamba, McAlister’s Deli and several other brands, is offering relief pay and deferring or waiving franchisees’ fees.

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How restaurants can survive as their sales plunge

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 01, 2020

Jim Balis of CapitalSpring joins “A Deeper Dive” to talk about strategies operators can use to emerge from the coronavirus shutdown.

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McDonald’s and Starbucks are taking more steps to protect workers' health

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 01, 2020

Starbucks is exploring the use of masks, while McDonald’s is taking more aggressive steps to ensure workers exposed to the coronavirus stay home.

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Some franchise disputes boil over as coronavirus shutdown takes hold

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 01, 2020

Pizza Inn franchisees are pushing back against the company’s effort to take control of the chain’s ad fund.

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Why restaurants are drawing down on credit lines

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 01, 2020

Some of them need the cash, but is also reflects concerns that companies could lose access to the funds, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Red Lobster and P.F. Chang’s get credit downgrades

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 31, 2020

As coronavirus hurts sales, ratings agencies start hitting companies that had problems before the shutdown, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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