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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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Growing coronavirus cases pose a big threat to restaurants’ recovery

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 24, 2020

A pullback on reopenings and public fears about the virus’ resurgence could be a lethal setback, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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A look at the future of Chuck E. Cheese

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 23, 2020

Investors are apparently willing to bet on the chain’s comeback, even if it does file for bankruptcy, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Vintage Capital dumps much of its Red Robin stock

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 22, 2020

The activist investor, which once wanted to buy the chain at $40 per share, has taken a steep loss on the stock, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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McDonald’s is reconsidering the future of All-Day Breakfast

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 19, 2020

The chain is working to see whether its improved service times are more beneficial than Egg McMuffins after 10:30 a.m., says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Starbucks takes on a changed consumer

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 18, 2020

By building more drive-thrus in suburbs and changing its urban strategy, the coffee giant is hoping to catch consumers as they use restaurants, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Wendy’s ‘found gold’ in its breakfast offering

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 17, 2020

The company admits that it was “super worried” about the impact of the pandemic on its morning debut, but the daypart has gone well so far, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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