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MOD Pizza's new owner plans to refranchise its company-owned restaurants

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 13, 2024

Elite Restaurant Group said it has hired a specialist to assist with a comprehensive effort to sell locations nationwide to franchise operators.

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Flynn Group buys more Panera cafes

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 12, 2024

The world's largest restaurant franchise operator has acquired another 13 Panera Bread locations, bringing its total to 145 across nine states.

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Why Starbucks needs to change its marketing

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 11, 2024

The Bottom Line: Brian Niccol’s early vision for his new company included an important comment: “We won’t let others define who we are.” That’s a key change for the coffee shop giant.

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Profits improve at Dave & Buster's despite weak sales

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 11, 2024

The food-and-games chain improved profitability last quarter, despite a sales environment executives described as “complex and challenging.”

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BurgerFi International declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 11, 2024

The owner of its flagship burger brand and Anthony’s Coal-Fired Pizza has been struggling with deepening losses in recent months.

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Restaurant menu prices keep growing, even as grocery inflation has stopped

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 11, 2024

Prices for food away from home have increased at a rate faster than prices for food at home for more than a year. That trend continued last month.

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What Topgolf's challenges say about the future of food-and-games brands

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 11, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Mathew Focht, managing partner of the investment fund Emerging, joins the podcast to talk about the spinoff of the golf-and-food concept and what it means for the burgeoning sector.

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How BurgerFi ended up on the road to bankruptcy

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 11, 2024

The parent of the BurgerFi and Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza brands has struggled since becoming a public company in 2020. With another 19 locations shuttered, company officials say reorganization was necessary.

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