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The post-pandemic fast-food business: More beverages, snacks and chicken, less pizza and sandwiches

 By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 22, 2024

Fast-casual and quick-service restaurants on the Technomic Top 500 have grown sales by 33% over the past five years. But that growth was not created equally as consumers shifted their spending.

Marketing

Chick-fil-A is apparently jumping into the streaming wars

 By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 21, 2024

The chicken sandwich chain is reportedly planning to create its own streaming platform featuring mostly unscripted, family-friendly shows later this year.

Financing

A 23-unit Subway franchisee shuts down

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 21, 2024

The sandwich giant terminated the franchise earlier this month, but says it is working to reopen the stores in Washington and Oregon.

Financing

Subway and the shadow of the $5 Footlong

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 19, 2024

The Bottom Line: The marketing campaign was one of the most successful in restaurant industry history. But that promotion is stuck in consumers’ memory, making its offers more difficult.

Financing

How does Brian Niccol solve a problem like Starbucks?

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 16, 2024

The coffee shop chain’s challenges are numerous, from its complexity to its drinks to China. It has activist investors and a vocal chairman emeritus in Howard Schultz. Now it has its second new CEO in two years.

Leadership

Chick-fil-A names Susannah Frost president

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 15, 2024

Frost currently leads restaurant development and field operations for the chicken sandwich chain. The company also named a new chief operating officer.

Financing

Subway plans a big discount as it works to reverse a sales slide

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 15, 2024

The sandwich giant plans to give digital customers $6.99 Footlong subs starting later this month. The company has seen soft sales in recent months as consumers cut back on dining.

Financing

How franchising can build multi-generational wealth

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 14, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Kerri Harper-Howie, a second-generation McDonald's operator out of California, joins the RB podcast to talk about the ups and downs of operating a franchise.

Financing

A tough environment interrupts Burger King's comeback

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 08, 2024

The fast-food chain, and most of its sister concepts, watched sales soften last quarter as consumers pull back on spending. But Tim Hortons Canada is thriving.

Financing

Krispy Kreme stock soars thanks to Walmart, McDonald's and Dolly Parton

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 08, 2024

The doughnut chain said it is exploring plans to go nationwide in Walmart stores as it expands its deal with Target and McDonald’s.

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