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Your quick morning dose of the restaurant news you need, every weekday, from the editors of Restaurant Business and Nation's Restaurant News.

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"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 Talk”, formally Menu Feed, is a weekly podcast hosted by Pat Cobe of Restaurant Business and Bret Thorn with Nation’s Restaurant News.

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What's happening in the restaurant industry this week, with a discussion on the week's biggest news and topics, along with technology trends and other issues.

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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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Restaurant franchisors should put the brakes on share buybacks

The Bottom Line: Publicly traded companies often spend their extra cash to buy back shares. But franchisors of struggling chains might be better off investing that cash in the restaurants.

Financing

Key takeaways from the recent round of restaurant company earnings

The Bottom Line: Full-service restaurant chains are winning, slightly, in a weak overall market. Brands are rethinking unit count, focusing on service and pushing a lot of value.

Emerging Brands

Gavin Kaysen's restaurant group is preparing to double in size in four weeks

A godfather of the Minneapolis dining scene, Kaysen says his restaurants are busier than ever. Consumers may be pulling back, but they're still looking for an experience.

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The 70-year-old fast-casual brand is opening a new prototype in Los Angeles designed to embrace nostalgia around its storied past.

Pizza is one of the casual-dining chain’s core products, but customer satisfaction had been declining over the years. A “familiar, but refreshed” version hit the menu last week.

Credit card giants Visa and Mastercard this week proposed a $38 billion deal to end the 20-year litigation over interchange fees. But restaurant industry advocates say it doesn't go far enough.

Restaurant veteran Jim Mazany will step into the top role at the Asian casual-dining chain, replacing Brad Hill, who was promoted in April.

The Bottom Line: Full-service restaurant chains are winning, slightly, in a weak overall market. Brands are rethinking unit count, focusing on service and pushing a lot of value.

The casual-dining chain’s $9.99 Big Yummm meal continues to draw in price-conscious customers, though sales and traffic were still lower than last year.