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KFC loses a trio of executives to early retirement

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 17, 2022

The U.S. market’s chief operations officer and chief financial officer and its director of national field operations are all leaving.

Financing

Domino’s road to 8,000 U.S. locations hit by construction delays

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 14, 2022

The pizza delivery chain has seen its unit growth slow in the U.S., but it remains bullish on its overall growth potential here.

Financing

Domino’s is betting that inflation will hurt delivery sales

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 13, 2022

The pizza chain is raising the price of its $5.99 carryout offer to $6.99 as those sales continue to perform well. It argues that inflation will be bad for the delivery business.

Financing

Subway says its latest menu refresh is driving even more sales

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 12, 2022

The sandwich giant says its restaurants’ same-store sales rose 8.4% in the third quarter, with September particularly strong.

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Financing

Jack in the Box makes a convenience store push

By Chuck Ulie on Oct. 10, 2022

The fast-food chain is making a big push to expand outside of California and Texas and views non-traditional locations as fertile ground.

Financing

Inflation is apparently turning customers onto McDonald’s

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 10, 2022

Data from Placer.ai shows the burger chain’s traffic is beating the broader restaurant industry and its fast-food competitors. Economic downturns are traditionally good for the company.

Leadership

Taco John’s names Mark Kocer COO

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 10, 2022

The 30-year industry veteran will oversee day-to-day operations at the Mexican chain.

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Marketing

The inside story of Dunkin’s revamped loyalty program

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 07, 2022

The company tapped into the travel industry as it reworked the program, now called Dunkin’ Rewards. It hopes to get more lapsed users back into its shops.

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