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The Minecraft Movie promotion has apparently been good for McDonald's

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 22, 2025

Traffic at the fast-food chain has taken off since the company introduced a Minecraft Movie Happy Meal and one for adults, according to the data tracking firm Placer.ai.

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In Hooters, another example of private-equity excess

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 21, 2025

The Bottom Line: The casual-dining chain’s owners loaded the company up with too much debt coming out of the pandemic. The result was a predictable bankruptcy.

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Crumbl slows its growth, and restaurant volumes increase

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 21, 2025

Sales per restaurant increased 17% in 2024 after the cookie and dessert chain opened fewer restaurants following years of dramatic expansion. But for many franchisees, store profitability took a hit.

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The rise, fall and (possible) rebirth of Hooters

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 18, 2025

America’s first breastaurant chain started as a joke and then became a juggernaut. Now, forced into bankruptcy by debt, inflation and some questionable decisions, it is hoping for a second chance, back where it all began.

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Another bankruptcy hits Burger King

By Jonathan Maze and Lisa Jennings on Apr. 18, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode features a discussion on Burger King, a look at Raising Cane’s and KFC and more takeaways from the Restaurant Leadership Conference.

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Another thing for restaurants to consider: A GLP-1 pill

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 18, 2025

The Bottom Line: The drugmaker Eli Lilly this week said that tests of its GLP-1 pill could work just as well as injectable drugs like Ozempic. That could be huge, for the medication and for restaurants.

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Restaurant executives worry less about tariffs, more about the consumer

By Jonathan Maze, Lisa Jennings and Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 17, 2025

Restaurant operators and executives, both in public and private, fret about the impact of import taxes on food costs, construction costs and wonder whether they can raise prices. But they’re more worried about the state of the consumer.

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Franchising can put brands at a disadvantage in a market like this

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 17, 2025

The Bottom Line: Restaurant chains like &pizza and MOD Pizza continue to turn to franchising to reinvigorate growth or save dying concepts. But there are huge disadvantages when consumers are cutting back.

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The great shift: Consumers voted with their feet last year

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 16, 2025

The Bottom Line: Restaurant customers shifted away from more traditional concepts to those they felt provided better quality and service. Was this brought on by economic challenges or is it part of a long-term industry reconfiguration?

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A look into the Top 500 chain restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 16, 2025

A Deeper Dive: Kevin Schimpf, Technomic's senior director of research and insights, joins the restaurant finance podcast to talk about the Top 500 chain restaurant report, including which restaurant brands won and which ones lost.

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