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By Peter Romeo on Jul. 13, 2023

Reality Check: Missing coalitions, mystery associations and fair food are head-scratchers that have us vexed. And we've read all of Sherlock Holmes.

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Food

YouTube's 'Queen of Cakes' creates limited-time menu for Paris Baguette

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 13, 2023

Behind the Menu: Yolanda Gampp partnered with the bakery café chain on three new tennis-themed items—a doughnut, cake slice and latte.

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Marketing

Forget Threads. Casual restaurants are going retro in their latest marketing

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 12, 2023

Reality Check: 3-for-$10 (or thereabouts) and buy one/take one home deals are back in vogue.

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Financing

Domino's Uber Eats deal acknowledges the reality of the third-party marketplace

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 12, 2023

The Bottom Line: The pizza delivery chain believes it can generate billions in global pizza sales by jumping on third-party aggregators’ marketplaces. In so doing, it acknowledges that the business has become a key sales tool for restaurants.

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Financing

Restaurant sales have recovered from the pandemic. So why not jobs?

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 11, 2023

The Bottom Line: Despite sales growth and other data indicating strong interest in the industry, employment remains stubbornly slow. Here’s why.

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Operations

Red Robin's turnaround begins with juicier burgers

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 11, 2023

The chain is completely overhauling its signature item in an effort to make good on the “Gourmet” in its name.

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Technology

Delivery apps have a math problem

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 07, 2023

Tech Check: The companies say they can’t afford New York’s $18 minimum wage for couriers. That doesn’t bode well for the business's long-term prospects.

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Financing

Concern over a California joint-liability proposal unites McDonald's and its franchisees

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 07, 2023

The Bottom Line: A bill making its way to the governor’s desk would go further than proposed federal joint employer rules in making franchisors liable for their franchisees’ workers. And this one just targets fast-food chains.

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A look at the Top 500 restaurants, in charts

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 06, 2023

The Bottom Line: These are the restaurant chains with the largest average unit volumes, the brands that have grown AUVs the most since the pandemic, and those that have added—and closed—the most locations.

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