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Jonathan Maze

Editor-in-Chief

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Jonathan Maze

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Marketing

McDonald's is phasing out its bakery items

The burger giant said it is removing its Apple Fritter, Blueberry Muffin and Cinnamon Roll from its menu less than three years after their introduction.

Financing

Restaurant sales have recovered from the pandemic. So why not jobs?

The Bottom Line: Despite sales growth and other data indicating strong interest in the industry, employment remains stubbornly slow. Here’s why.

Financing

Concern over a California joint-liability proposal unites McDonald's and its franchisees

The Bottom Line: A bill making its way to the governor’s desk would go further than proposed federal joint employer rules in making franchisors liable for their franchisees’ workers. And this one just targets fast-food chains.

Financing

In closing its pizza brand, Chipotle ends a weird era

The Bottom Line: The burrito chain is closing its remaining Pizzeria Locale locations, finally putting an end to an era in which it tried putting its fast-casual stamp on different menu segments.

Technology

Yum Brands takes a step to collect data on more of its customers

The owner of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut is working with the customer data platform Treasure Data to give it a centralized view of customer data across all its brands.

Financing

A look at the Top 500 restaurants, in charts

The Bottom Line: These are the restaurant chains with the largest average unit volumes, the brands that have grown AUVs the most since the pandemic, and those that have added—and closed—the most locations.

Financing

McDonald's franchisees, and their attorney, push back against proposed California joint employer rules

An independent group of the chain’s operators blasted a proposed rule in that state that would make fast-food franchisors liable for franchisees’ employment law violations after a union-backed group hinted their attorney favors them.

Financing

Why supermarkets are starting to think like restaurants

A Deeper Dive: Heather Lalley, editor-in-chief of RB sister publication Winsight Grocery Business, joins the podcast to talk about grocers’ intent on pushing more into prepared foods.

Food

Subway makes more changes to its menu

The sandwich giant’s third major menu overhaul, featuring slicers and a line of new subs with more meat, continues an overhaul that began two years ago.

Financing

As it nears a sale, Subway touts its international recovery

The sandwich giant over the past two years has signed deals that would add more than 9,000 restaurants internationally, turning around a business that was surprisingly weak.

Leadership

Sean Tresvant named Taco Bell CEO

The Mexican fast-food chain’s chief brand and strategy officer will take over the top job on Jan. 1 for Mark King, who is retiring.

Financing

The biggest chains thrived during the pandemic, but most have not

The Bottom Line: Average unit volumes have not kept pace with inflation over the past three years. Unless you're a really big restaurant chain.

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