Jonathan Maze

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Financing

Restaurant M&A nearly doubled in 2017

The 36 deals easily outdistanced brand acquisitions in 2016.

Operations

A&W goes back to its roots

Chain taking its homemade root beer to the Midwestern small towns where it all started.

High prices and big deals marked a huge year for acquisitions.

Steve Ritchie will replace the company's founder, who will remain chairman.

The franchisee, whose offer helped propel the chain to new heights, believes the $4.99 offer is too much.

The sale came with activists circling, but forced deals aren’t always the best option.

The chicken chain goes with an unknown actor as its new colonel to “save money" for a new value offer.

Northeast Foods was cited in Massachusetts for letting children work too long and too late.

Its sale to Sentinel is the culmination of a strong seven-year run for the seafood chain.

A “back to basics” approach helps most of Darden’s casual-dining concepts generate sales.

Citing the services’ high costs, Olive Garden owner Darden and Newk’s Eatery are cautious on the industry trend.

Parent Jack in the Box decides a sale of the burrito chain is best for the company’s future.

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