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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.”

Financing

Why restaurants are drawing down on credit lines

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 01, 2020

Some of them need the cash, but is also reflects concerns that companies could lose access to the funds, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Red Lobster and P.F. Chang’s get credit downgrades

 By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 31, 2020

As coronavirus hurts sales, ratings agencies start hitting companies that had problems before the shutdown, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

A lot of restaurants are already permanently closed

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 27, 2020

The National Restaurant Association says 3% of restaurants are closed for good, and 11% could join them within a month, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

As the restaurant industry collapses, private equity stands to benefit

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 25, 2020

With valuations reset, investment firms not busy rescuing their existing companies could snap up restaurants at bargain prices, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Battered restaurant shares find some life as stocks soar

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 24, 2020

Investors poured money into the industry, whose valuations had taken a beating in recent weeks, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Why the restaurant industry will never be the same

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 20, 2020

Closed dining rooms will be the death knell for many restaurant companies, some of whom were on weak footing to begin with, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Here comes another recession

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 19, 2020

The two-month coronavirus shutdown will be bad enough, but so will the inevitable recession that follows, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

A ‘meteor’ obliterates restaurant stocks as in-store dining stops

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 17, 2020

Valuations for many chains suggest potentially serious problems, and that could bode ill for the entire industry, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Restaurants should brace for a grim spring

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 13, 2020

As local governments take steps to limit the coronavirus and sports teams cancel games, the industry faces a dramatic downturn, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Are consumers turning away from third-party delivery?

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 10, 2020

A new report says that delivery apps’ active users are dropping, and cost could be the reason, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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