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Marketing

Shaquille O’Neal posts up for Papa John’s

The newly minted company director will start appearing in national TV ads for the pizza chain Thursday in which he surprises customers by making deliveries.

Financing

Despite the trade war, China is still an alluring market

The market is too big and growing too fast for restaurant companies to ignore it, but a lengthy dispute could make things troublesome, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Patrick Doyle and The Carlyle Group will target consumer, retail and other companies in need of a “technological transformation.”

The chalupa, which will appear on menus next week, features cheddar cheese baked into a shell.

The longtime franchisee is now in charge of an entire brand, and he’s impatient to get things fixed, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

The longtime industry executive comes to the chain from CKE Restaurants.

The restaurant operator, which has bought numerous chains out of bankruptcy, has a “stalking horse” bid on another one.

A Biz2Credit study says banks are approving restaurant loans at a much higher rate than other industries.

Chief executives of Domino’s and Starbucks both say the consumer is strong, even as economic concerns worry investors.

The company and its franchisees are introducing a program that focuses on improving the work environment at its U.S. locations.

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