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Jonathan Maze

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Financing

How Cici's Pizza is becoming more like Chuck E. Cheese

A Deeper Dive: Jeff Hetsel, president and COO of the pizza buffet chain, joins the podcast to talk about the brand’s focus on games and what that does to its business.

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Starbucks defends its China strategy, even as rival Luckin surges

The coffee shop chain expressed confidence in its key China market despite soft sales there. “We are not interested in entering the price war.”

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McDonald's works to keep pace with its customers' quality demands

The Bottom Line: The fast-food giant’s improvement to its burgers is the latest menu upgrade in a bid to keep up with a competitive restaurant market.

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Starbucks loses the occasional customer

The coffee giant reported strong results from its loyalty members, who came into its shops more often and spent more in the process. But everybody else was a problem.

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US Foods awarded $15M default judgment against Boston Market

A federal court judge cited the fast-casual chain's "willful disregard" for the litigation in ruling in favor of the giant distributor, which had sued for unpaid bills.

Operations

Restaurants' labor situation has improved, but it's far from perfect

The industry has regained workers, and more operators are likely to say they’re fully staffed. But labor is more expensive. Retention remains a key stressor. And jobs have moved.

Operations

A tough few years have been a boon to restaurant labor productivity

Operators have examined their kitchens and processes and added a lot more technology while focusing on takeout. The result has been a more efficient operation.

Financing

Another small restaurant chain is planning an IPO

Sushi Ginza Onodera, a Tokyo-based chain of 12 upscale sushi restaurants, has filed for an $8 million initial public offering in the U.S.

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Food costs have come down, but they remain high

The Bottom Line: Falling food costs give operators more options for dealing with traffic. But not all prices are falling. And the deflation could help retailers a lot more than restaurants.

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A global Domino's operator blames some sales issues on the Middle East

Domino's Pizza Enterprises blamed sales weakness in Asia on consumer rejection of American brands over the Israel-Palestine crisis.

Food

Starbucks is taking its olive oil coffee national

The coffee giant will start selling its Oleato beverages throughout the U.S. this week and is adding a new option for good measure.

Leadership

Papa Johns' international chief is leaving the company

Amanda Clark, who has helped boost the pizza chain’s development in the U.S. and globally, is leaving to take a CEO role “at another company in the franchise industry.”

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