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Restaurant Daily

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

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.

Menu Talk

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

The Week in Restaurants

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.

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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Technology

AI agents can help diners book a table. It can also get them banned

Consumers are using AI assistants to land hot reservations. Some are running afoul of reservation platforms’ AI policies in the process.

Emerging Brands

Big Pizza might be having a problem. But emerging pizza brands are riding a wave of growth

Out of San Diego comes Mr. Moto, a quirky by-the-slice and whole pie brand that is growing northward. Founder Gibran Fernandez has shaved the mustache to focus on great pizza.

Financing

California franchise regulators turn up the heat

The Bottom Line: The state’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation sent out a rare press release on penalties issued to the barbecue chain Dickey’s, and promised tougher oversight.

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A Deeper Dive: Iwona Alter, brand president for the fast-food burger chain, joins the restaurant finance podcast to discuss its new made-to-order burgers.

The chef highlights local produce, trout, venison, and more at his upstate New York restaurant.

Also in this week’s government roundup: Chain restaurants in California are now required to offer healthy kids meals, the FDA considers new natural food colors, and more.

The Bottom Line: TSG Consumer Partners’ investment in Los Tacos last week was one of the relatively few such deals in growth chains since the pandemic.

Food Writer’s Diary: Like any technology, it can make our jobs easier.

Government Watch: The Credit Card Competition Act has bipartisan approval and just picked up three new sponsors. So why hasn’t it passed yet?