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Is Starbucks affordable? Not according to this survey

The coffee shop giant lags well behind its top competitors on affordability, according to Technomic. No. 1? Tim Hortons.

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Taco Bell franchisee Pacific Bells continues its eastward push

One of the fast-food chain’s largest franchisees continues to acquire and open new locations. One of those new units could be in a ghost kitchen.

The fast-food giant will start selling the poultrified version of its signature sandwich next week as a limited-time offer, pulling the curtain on one of the chain's worst-kept secrets.

A distributor in the area didn’t make promised deliveries for at least two weeks, leaving the company and franchisees scrambling to find supplies.

A Deeper Dive: Ryan Ostrom, chief marketing officer for Jack in the Box, joins the Restaurant Business podcast to talk marketing a brand when customers are cutting back.

The fast-food chain announced a collaboration to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Nickelodeon program with a “Krabby Patty Kollab” menu.

The company says it has commitments for 10,000 global restaurants, turning around what had been a struggling international growth strategy even as it closes locations domestically.

The fast-food sandwich chain also said that Jeff Baker is returning to the chain as chief marketing officer.

The Bottom Line: The chicken sandwich chain is making a push in Canada and now the U.K. But international growth is proving to be more difficult for even the most experienced chains.

Beach Point Capital has invested in the 105-store New York City restaurant operator Metro Franchising.

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