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A Deeper Dive

"A Deeper Dive" is a weekly podcast from Restaurant Business dedicated to going in-depth on the most pressing challenges and opportunities restaurant operators face today, hosted by Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Maze.

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Menu Feed

“Menu Feed” is a biweekly podcast hosted by Senior Editor Patricia Cobe that delves into menu development and food and drink trends through lively conversations with chefs and operators.

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Restaurant Rewind

"Restaurant Rewind" is a weekly podcast hosted by Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo as he looks at the people, concepts and trends that helped create the restaurant industry as we know it today.

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Working Lunch

Working Lunch is a podcast from Align Public Strategies devoted to explaining the so what and now what about key issues impacting the restaurant and retail industries.

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Executives' franchisee profitability comments are pointless until they report the data

The Bottom Line: McDonald’s and its franchisees differ on the profitability of restaurants, but we can’t judge for ourselves because the company doesn’t release the data, like most franchise businesses.

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Emerging Brands

The race is on for a piece of the pickleball pie

New concepts seem to pop up daily. Here's a look at how the pickleball eatertainment landscape is taking shape.

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Will Subway make Roark Capital too dominant? Not really

The Bottom Line: The addition of the sandwich giant will make Roark a bigger player than McDonald's in the U.S. But its position in the sandwich market will not be all that unusual.

Restaurant service charges are suddenly everywhere. What gives?

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Marketing

Loyalty programs are getting more cost-effective for restaurants, report says

The gap between loyalty and non-loyalty discounts is narrowing, according to Paytronix, as some restaurants make their rewards programs less generous.

Financing

Is it a service fee or a royalty? To McDonald's franchisees, the difference is huge

The burger chain's operators say their cash flow has not kept pace with inflation and the higher royalty on new units and acquisitions will make matters worse. But they say a term change is the bigger problem.

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McDonald's plans to increase its U.S. royalty fees by 25%

The burger giant plans to start charging its franchisees 5% of revenue on new locations or acquisitions of corporate restaurants starting next year in the U.S. and Canada, up from 4%.

Leadership

How Chicago restaurants got burned by their own advocate

Working Lunch: The Illinois Restaurant Association threw in the towel without so much as making a fist.

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McDonald's plans to increase its U.S. royalty fees by 25%

Executives' franchisee profitability comments are pointless until they report the data

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Fat Brands acquires Smokey Bones for $30M

Krispy Kreme to promote Josh Charlesworth to CEO

Eataly names first North American CEO as it plots U.S. expansion

Panera Brands takes another step in its planned IPO

KFC Smash'd Potato Bowls join the chain's expanding bowl lineup

Fertitta's Landry's chain is sued by EEOC for allegedly picking on an Iranian employee

Olive Garden owner says customers are 'resilient' but 'more selective'

Ruth's Chris acquisition already paying off for Darden