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Workforce

Union behind California's fast-food wage law try to derail efforts to overturn it

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 27, 2022

The SEIU has asked state officials to halt employers' drive for a referendum, saying they're cheating.

Financing

Marketing efforts lifted McDonald’s sales last quarter

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 27, 2022

Camp McDonald’s helped propel digital sales at the burger giant, though the strong dollar caused some headaches. The company also warned of a potential recession in the U.S. and Europe.

Food

New survey finds 86% of American chefs are interested in serving cultivated meat

By Reyna Estrada on Oct. 27, 2022

Cultivated meat is grown directly from animal cells, which eliminates the resources needed to raise and farm animals for food production.

Operations

As inflation soars, restaurants work to cut back on food waste

By Reyna Estrada on Oct. 27, 2022

Rising costs and demands for greener operations has more companies looking at cutting out waste. And there are more potential solutions than ever.

Financing

Texas Roadhouse to buy 8 more stores from a franchisee

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 27, 2022

The chain will acquire the restaurants early next year as its corporate locations continue to outperform franchisees.

Technology

Grubbrr acquires live-event ordering app Noble for $5M

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 26, 2022

The deal will give the kiosk technology company a better foothold in stadiums and other venues.

Leadership

Why Nov. 8 ballots might look a little different to restaurateurs in some areas

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 26, 2022

Working Lunch: Ranked choice voting is spreading quickly, and the result could be less polarization of the political process

Financing

Take-private deals could become more common, even for recent IPOs

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 26, 2022

The Bottom Line: The grill-maker Weber received a buyout offer just one year after its initial public offering. Could the same thing happen with newly public restaurants?

Financing

How video games proved to be a winner for Cicis

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 26, 2022

A Deeper Dive: Jeff Hetsel, president of the pizza buffet chain, joins the podcast to talk about the impact of its growing business of amusements.

Emerging Brands

Hot chicken chain Tumble 22 acquired by group including ex-Texas Roadhouse COO

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 26, 2022

Doug Thompson will become CEO of the five-unit brand he is buying with well-known restaurant investors Bruckman, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. and Rosser Capital Partners.

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