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Why Jack in the Box changed its CEO

 By Jonathan Maze, Lisa Jennings and Joe Guszkowski on May 15, 2026

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast looks at the change in management at the fast-food chain, Pizza Hut’s lawsuit and the National Restaurant Association Show.

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Fat Brands accuses one of its lenders of fraud

 By Jonathan Maze on May 14, 2026

The operator of Hot Dog on a Stick and several other chains has filed a complaint against Insight Capital over a $20.6 million refinancing transaction just before Fat Brands declared bankruptcy.

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Jack in the Box's weird year gets weirder

By Jonathan Maze on May 13, 2026

The Bottom Line: The company has changed leadership, unleashed a revitalization plan, battled with franchisees and an activist and sold Del Taco. It is now changing leaders again.

Marketing

McDonald's is putting its name on a Chicago soccer stadium

By Jonathan Maze on May 13, 2026

The fast-food giant has a deal with Chicago Fire FC to name its privately funded stadium McDonald’s Park, set to open in 2028. It's the company's first professional stadium rights deal in the U.S.

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Can Wendy's reverse its sales slide? It may need more support

By Jonathan Maze on May 12, 2026

The Bottom Line: The fast-food chain’s struggles have been shocking, and while the company sees some early signs of progress, it could take more to truly fix things.

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Franchisee profitability has taken a big hit

By Jonathan Maze on May 11, 2026

The Bottom Line: A push for value and rising costs, especially for beef, have taken a big bite out of franchisee and company store profits in the fast-food space.

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Burger King proves that heavy discounts aren’t always necessary

By Jonathan Maze on May 07, 2026

The Bottom Line: The fast-food chain generated a strong first quarter, despite a tough environment, largely by focusing on its operations and its food.

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McDonald's sticks to its guns on value, despite profit concerns

By Jonathan Maze on May 07, 2026

The fast-food giant reported another quarter of same-store sales growth, arguing that value is crucial even as company stores, and franchisees, show some profit concerns.

Financing

Tom Curtis talked with 1,500 customers. The conversations should show up in Burger King restaurants for years

By Jonathan Maze on May 06, 2026

The fast-food chain has taken 64,000 calls and texts from customers about a variety of issues. The calls are providing crucial information on product innovation, operational improvements and even some broken signs.

Operations

Popeyes is ‘moving quickly’ to address sales slump

By Alicia Kelso on May 06, 2026

The fast-food chicken chain’s first-quarter same-store sales declined by 6.5%, marking its worst performance in about 20 years.

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