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Here is how Jack in the Box is fighting labor and commodity inflation

 By Jonathan Maze on May 26, 2022

The burger chain, which also operates Del Taco, said it is getting traction with efforts to improve profits and recruit and retain more workers, such as self-cleaning shake machines.

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McDonald's wins its proxy battle with Carl Icahn in a blowout

 By Jonathan Maze on May 26, 2022

All 12 of the company’s nominees won re-election to the board. The investor’s two nominees received about 1% of the vote. Shareholders reportedly approved a measure requesting a civil rights audit.

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Wendy’s, with Nelson Peltz pulling the strings, missed the consolidation boat

By Jonathan Maze on May 25, 2022

The Bottom Line: The burger chain tried operating other brands and then sold them to focus on its core brand. But that may not be doing the company any favors on Wall Street.

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Starbucks is selling its Evolution Fresh brand

By Jonathan Maze on May 24, 2022

The coffee chain, which plans to focus on its core business, sold its juice line to the carrot company Bolthouse Farms.

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Starbucks says it is leaving Russia

By Jonathan Maze on May 24, 2022

The coffee giant joins McDonald’s in pulling up stakes in the country over the war in Ukraine.

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Wendy’s biggest shareholder may take the chain private

By Jonathan Maze on May 24, 2022

Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners, which owns nearly 20% of the company’s stock, said it has approached the board about a possible acquisition, sending the shares soaring.

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Centre Partners buys Captain D’s again

By Jonathan Maze on May 23, 2022

The private-equity firm, which sold the seafood chain in 2017, has acquired the brand again. Management has also invested in the company.

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Howard Schultz puts some money into Starbucks

By Jonathan Maze on May 20, 2022

The Bottom Line: The interim CEO, who did away with company buybacks, has been buying up shares of the company’s stock and now owns 21.8 million shares directly or indirectly.

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McDonald’s has a deal to sell its Russia restaurants to a licensee

By Jonathan Maze on May 19, 2022

Alexander Govor will acquire the company’s entire portfolio, McDonald's said. He has been an operator with the chain in Siberia since 2015.

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McDonald’s Russia closure is a rare international setback

By Jonathan Maze on May 17, 2022

The Bottom Line: The burger giant has flourished in international markets even as its U.S. growth slowed. But its $1.4 billion decision to pull out of the market demonstrates the risk of global expansion.

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