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Financing

Krispy Kreme is putting Insomnia Cookies on the market

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 03, 2023

The Charlotte-based company said that a sale of the cookie delivery company five years after acquiring the chain would “unlock shareholder value.”

Operations

Federal court orders a Subway franchisee to close or sell their restaurants

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 02, 2023

The judge awarded nearly $1 million in back pay and damages to employees of a Bay Area 14-unit Subway operator after finding they issued bad checks, kept tips and violated child labor laws.

Financing

Higher-end consumers may be slowing their spending

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 02, 2023

The Bottom Line: There is some evidence that higher-income consumers may be cutting back. Or maybe there was just some pent-up demand.

Marketing

Wendy's and McDonald's defeat a lawsuit over their burger marketing

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 02, 2023

A judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the two burger chains misled customers on the sizes of their burgers.

Food

Restaurateurs are giving their menus an upgrade

By Nancy Kruse on Oct. 02, 2023

State of the Plate: Menu trends columnist Nancy Kruse examines operators' push to make their menus more experiential with options such as truffle and caviar.

Leadership

Martha Stewart leaves the BurgerFi board

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 02, 2023

The lifestyle media maven, who gave the Florida-based company a big name when she joined the board in 2021, quietly stepped down as director last month.

Emerging Brands

5 huge restaurant chain trends

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 29, 2023

Here are the types of concepts that restaurant entrepreneurs and investors are betting will be big in the next few years.

Marketing

Make room, New York delis. Zingerman's is coming to your town

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 29, 2023

The iconic deli from Ann Arbor, Mich., is planning a one-day pop-up on Oct. 7. But don't get too excited. This does not indicate plans for expansion.

Financing

Stake your claim to the low-price market at your own risk

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 28, 2023

The Bottom Line: Subway and Burger King have staked their claims as value leaders in their respective segments. Recent events have highlighted the difficulties of that position.

Financing

Demand for chicken takes Huey Magoo's to new heights

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 28, 2023

Longtime chicken executive Andy Howard saw something in the tiny Florida chain more than five years ago. It is now one of the fastest growing concepts in the country.

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