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Restaurant Business Executive Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Maze is a longtime industry journalist who writes about restaurant finance, mergers and acquisitions and the economy, with a particular focus on quick-service restaurants. He writes daily about the factors influencing the operating environment, including labor and food costs and various industry trends such as technology and delivery.

Jonathan has been widely quoted in media publications such as the New York Times and the Washington Post and has appeared on CNBC, Yahoo Finance and NPR. He writes a weekly finance-focused newsletter for Restaurant Business, The Bottom Line, and is the host of the weekly podcast “A Deeper Dive.”

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What the restaurant industry will look like when the pandemic is over

 By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 18, 2020

Consultant John Gordon joins this week’s episode of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” to talk about the industry’s future, who will win and who will lose.

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What Domino’s thinks of the ghost kitchen trend

 By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 17, 2020

The pizza chain likens itself as “the original cloud kitchen,” but says its model will be difficult for the newer players to replicate, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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In NPC bid, Greg Flynn makes his biggest play yet

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 17, 2020

The CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group is pushing a megadeal for the Wendy’s and Pizza Hut operator that would create the third-largest restaurant operator in the U.S., says RB's The Bottom Line.

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Why things could get worse for restaurants before they get better

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 12, 2020

With no stimulus and a raging virus, a vaccine could come too late to help some restaurants, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Why a big Burger King franchisee’s sales slowed in October

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 12, 2020

The CEO of Carrols Restaurant Group suggested consumers ran out of stimulus checks, suggesting that economic problems are taking root, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Wendy’s is taking breakfast share, but not from McDonald’s

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 10, 2020

The burger chain has seen a sustained level of sales in the morning, likely at the expense of Taco Bell and Burger King, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Why third-party delivery worked for Papa John’s

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 06, 2020

The chain has seen its sales through aggregators triple this year, without the profit loss. RB’s The Bottom Line looks at why.

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The restaurant chain bankruptcy wave is far from over

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 04, 2020

The debt levels for restaurant chains has only increased during the pandemic, which could cause problems as the winter months approach, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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As the pandemic hammered Starbucks, Dunkin’ took advantage

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2020

The Canton, Mass.-based chain has recovered more quickly than its Seattle-based rival. Here’s why, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Yum Brands unloads Grubhub stock and calls it a win

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2020

The brand operator sold all of its shares of the delivery provider and pocketed a profit, ending what had been a notable deal, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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