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By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 10, 2022

Fat Brands, which operates 15 concepts, is putting more of them together under one roof, including a Johnny Rockets-Hurricane combo in a D.C. hotel.

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Financing

Subway loses one of its chickens

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 07, 2022

The Bottom Line: The sandwich chain quietly eliminated its chicken breast from the menu. Operators weren’t exactly disappointed with the decision.

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Technology

How a Dallas restaurateur plans to open the highest-grossing ghost kitchen in the U.S.

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 07, 2022

Oomi Digital Kitchen will build on the traditional delivery-only model with a co-packing business and a focus on group orders.

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Workforce

In restaurant wages, $22 is the new $15

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 07, 2022

Reality Check: The new aspirational goal of organized labor is a 50% increase over what was once regarded as a moonshot of a raise. And it's already being hit.

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Consumers' perception of inflation is much worse than reality

By Lori Rakoczy on Oct. 07, 2022

Technomic's Take: If consumers already think they're paying more than they are, can operators afford to boost prices?

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Restaurant job growth picked up in September

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 07, 2022

The industry added 60,000 jobs last month but remains more than 500,000 jobs from its pre-pandemic levels. Wage growth increased, too.

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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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