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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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Can Wendy’s finally get breakfast going?

 By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 10, 2019

The brand is jumping into the morning with both feet, hoping this time it will work. But breakfast is not easy, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Popeyes takes share from Chick-fil-A and KFC

 By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 09, 2019

Based on Technomic data, the chain’s chicken sandwich frenzy was bad news for two big rivals. But now it faces pressure to get its supply chain back, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Is a merger still in Papa John’s future?

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 09, 2019

John Schnatter told Fox Business that he talked with Wendy’s about merging—and that the chance of a deal has increased since the recent CEO change, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Restaurant industry job growth slows

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 06, 2019

Operators have clearly slowed hiring in recent months after years of breakneck growth, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Despite the trade war, China is still an alluring market

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 04, 2019

The market is too big and growing too fast for restaurant companies to ignore it, but a lengthy dispute could make things troublesome, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Guillermo Perales takes on Taco Bueno

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 03, 2019

The longtime franchisee is now in charge of an entire brand, and he’s impatient to get things fixed, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Despite efforts to ban them, drive-thrus remain popular

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 27, 2019

As Minneapolis forbids construction of new drive-thrus, chains across the country are looking to build more of them, and for good reason, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Popeyes’ chicken sandwich success puts more pressure on McDonald’s

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 26, 2019

One of the chain’s most prominent operators says the company is working on its own Chick-fil-A competitor, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Restaurant sales improve, but signs of weakness abound

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 22, 2019

Investment in the industry is up, along with same-store sales, but bankruptcies and store closures are more common. RB’s The Bottom Line tries to make sense of it.

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What to do when big franchisees fail

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 21, 2019

Pizza Hut, Wendy’s and Perkins all face challenges with struggling operators, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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