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Jonathan Maze

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Financing

Boston Market owner's bankruptcy case is dismissed

A trustee had cited flaws in Jay Pandya’s bankruptcy filing and said he had been unresponsive to requests.

Food

McDonald's is making a bigger Big Mac

The company later this month will release a Double Big Mac because why not?

Leadership

Yum Brands names Joe Park chief digital and technology officer

Park will replace Clay Johnson, who will remain with the owner of KFC and Taco Bell as a senior advisor.

Technology

Miso Robotics believes it will put its Flippy robot everywhere

The company behind the fry maker and burger flipper is making some changes as it gets ready to scale. And it says demand for the machine is not a problem.

Financing

Struggling Boston Market will let anyone open a location

The lawsuit-riddled rotisserie chicken chain will let people become operators of the brand without any franchise fee or other buy-in requirements.

Financing

How Starbucks is evolving to meet consumer demands

A Deeper Dive: Peter Romeo joins the podcast to discuss Starbucks’ numerous moves and CEO Laxman Narasimhan’s immersion into the culture.

Financing

Get your executives into the stores more often

The Bottom Line: Starbucks and now Dutch Bros are giving some key executives barista training and having them work in the field. That should become standard.

Financing

Papa Johns wants to grow internationally, but first it must close some restaurants

The pizza chain plans to “right size” its U.K. market this year, closing some unprofitable stores as it prepares many markets for growth.

Food

Jack in the Box has apparently sold a lot of its new Smashed Jack burgers

The company’s burger has easily outdistanced expectations, to the point that it expects to run out of supplies next week.

Financing

Why population trends may help, and hurt, restaurants

The Bottom Line: Darden CEO Rick Cardenas told investors this week that demographic trends are shifting in restaurants’ favor. But some demographic trends will be a headwind.

Financing

Papa Johns plans more marketing and more locations

The pizza delivery chain’s franchisees will increase their marketing contributions while the brand plans to add a new incentive to encourage new units. But it is also increasing its supply charges.

Financing

Dutch Bros overhauls management as it plans more aggressive unit growth

The drive-thru beverage chain named a trio of new executive hires under new CEO Christine Barone. It plans continued aggressive growth but is tweaking that strategy to be more thoughtful.

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