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Financing

Subway wants to increase franchisees’ payments by 25%

The chain is giving operators whose agreements come up for renewal a choice: Accept new terms more favorable to the company or pay a 10% royalty rate.

Marketing

Health powerhouses call for widespread soda taxes, warnings

The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics jointly recommended more forceful ways of curbing youngsters’ consumption of sugary drinks.