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7-Eleven lays off 880 employees

 By Peter Romeo and Greg Lindenberg on Jul. 22, 2022

The cutbacks are part of the c-store giant's $21 billion acquisition of Speedway in 2021.

Workforce

200th Starbucks unit votes to unionize

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 22, 2022

Starbucks Workers United said the milestone vote came at a location in Cleveland, 11 months after the unionization effort began.

Leadership

Puttshack adds to its executive team

By Reyna Estrada on Jul. 21, 2022

The mini-golf brand named Chris Rockwood chief operating officer and added Keith Strew, Ben Shepherd and Shannon Silvia to executive positions.

Technology

Capriotti’s plans to put pizza robots in up to 100 restaurants

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 21, 2022

The sandwich chain said the bots made by Piestro will help boost dinner business.

Financing

Domino’s 113-quarter international sales streak comes to an end

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 21, 2022

The pizza delivery chain’s same-store sales outside the U.S. fell for the first time since 1993. U.S. same-store sales declined and the company increased its expectations for food cost inflation.

Technology

Reef opens virtual food hall at Raleigh-Durham airport

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 21, 2022

Travelers can order takeout from nine different restaurants at the getReef Virtual Food Hall.

Technology

Chipotle invests in robotic makelines, fungi-based meat

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 21, 2022

Hyphen and Meati Foods are the first startups to get funding from Cultivate Next, the chain’s $50 million venture arm.

Financing

Domino’s still hopes it can fix delivery without using third parties

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 21, 2022

The pizza chain’s sales continue to lag, largely because it can’t find enough drivers. But it says “all options will remain on the table” until it can solve the problem.

Financing

How an Iranian immigrant figured out the pizza business

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 20, 2022

A Deeper Dive: Shahpour Nejad, CEO and cofounder of Pizza Guys, joins the restaurant podcast to discuss his company’s history, its slow growth and its shift into a higher expansion gear.

Financing

Why McDonald’s franchisee dispute is a big deal, even if investors are ignoring it

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 20, 2022

The Bottom Line: We explain the depths of operators’ frustration with management, and why an independent association could take a vote of no confidence in McDonald’s top executives despite the chain’s strong performance.

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