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The Week in Restaurants

What's happening in the restaurant industry this week, with a discussion on the week's biggest news and topics, along with technology trends and other issues. 

Financing

Is Subway's new loyalty program too generous?

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 05, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast looks at Subway’s loyalty program, Fat Brands’ financial pickle and Noodles & Company.

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How Panera Bread plans to rise again

 By Joe Guszkowski and Lisa Jennings on Nov. 21, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast looks at Panera’s new turnaround strategy, the latest in Cracker Barrel’s logo saga, and Sweetgreen’s pivot to protein.

Financing

On Sweetgreen's really tough year

By Jonathan Maze and Lisa Jennings on Nov. 14, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast looks at challenges in the fast-casual sector, Starbucks’ holiday sales and takeaways from RFDC.

Financing

Denny's is sold and Pizza Hut hits the market

By Jonathan Maze and Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 07, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast looks at the sale of Denny’s, the potential sale of Pizza Hut and a big week of earnings.

Financing

Tariffs are hitting restaurants

By Jonathan Maze and Lisa Jennings on Oct. 31, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: In this week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast, we discuss earnings and problematic beef and other costs.

Operations

What we're expecting for the third quarter in restaurants

By Joe Guszkowski and Lisa Jennings on Oct. 24, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly episode of the weekly restaurant news discussion podcast looks at a preview of restaurant chain third-quarter earnings and how the industry has been impacted by the deportation push.

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A look at the Del Taco sale

By Jonathan Maze and Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 17, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly restaurant news discussion podcast looks at Del Taco, Waymo and what Domino’s had to say about industry sales trends.

Financing

Here come more restaurant rebrands

By Jonathan Maze and Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 10, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast looks at the rebranding at Domino’s and Long John Silver’s, Wendy’s Project Fresh, ChatGPT and Chi-Chi’s.

Financing

A slowing economy is taking its toll on restaurants

By Jonathan Maze and Lisa Jennings on Oct. 03, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast looks at the labor market, heavy discounting, DoorDash’s plans and more on Starbucks’ closures.

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Is it time to start worrying about Starbucks?

By Joe Guszkowski and Lisa Jennings on Sep. 26, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast features a look at Starbucks' closures and job cuts, Chick-fil-A's new drink concept and Portillo's CEO change.

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