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Jonathan Maze

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Companies can still win in a tough environment, it's just harder

The Bottom Line: The owner of Papa Murphy’s says that consumers are getting “more demanding,” which is exactly what happens in a market when people are cutting back.

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Restaurant prices keep rising faster than inflation

Food away-from-home prices continue rising faster than grocery prices, even as they are more muted from previous years’ increases.

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A ridiculous number of Americans have worked at a McDonald's

The burger giant’s latest promotion, called the “1 in 8 Initiative,” highlights the percentage of Americans who’ve worked at one of the chain’s locations at some point in their lives.

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Domino's sees better times ahead

The pizza chain, which saw another decline in same-store sales, expects sales to improve later this year and into 2024. But profitability is already better.

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The owner of Wagamama is being sold to a private equity firm

The Restaurant Group, the U.K. company that owns the Asian concept, is being sold to Apollo Global Management for $623 million.

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The owner of Papa Murphy's says consumers are getting more demanding

The CEO of MTY Food Group said customers expect more from their restaurants. But they’re not demanding more discounts yet.

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Why large restaurant chains struggle to develop new concepts

The Bottom Line: With Chipotle developing yet another brand in Farmesa, it’s a good time to check on the track record of large brands creating new concepts. It’s not a good one.

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These are the restaurant stocks investors are betting against the most right now

Dutch Bros, Red Robin and Sweetgreen are the most “shorted” restaurant stocks, according to a Raymond James analyst, and more investors are betting against fast food.

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Ron Shaich on why Cava deserved to be a public company

A Deeper Dive: The Panera Bread founder, restaurant investor and chairman of Cava joins the podcast to talk about a wide range of issues, including activism and why Panera has no large competitor.

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How difficult has the M&A market been? Just ask Pollo Tropical

The Bottom Line: Parent company Fiesta Restaurant Group spent two years trying to find a buyer before ultimately agreeing to a deal with the owner of Primanti Bros. It illustrates the difficulties of the acquisition market over that period.

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Among teens, Raising Cane's enters the chat

The fast-growing chicken finger chain was ranked fifth among teens’ favorite restaurants, according to the latest Piper Sandler survey. But Chick-fil-A is still king.

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Chains get aggressive in pushing their loyalty programs

Domino’s is giving away a free “emergency pizza” to customers who order online through February, the latest indication of just how much value loyalty programs hold.

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