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For Jack in the Box, franchisee profitability becomes crucial

 By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 13, 2026

The fast-food chain is working with operators to close stores, largely to improve operator profits as more start to struggle. But its best strategy is to improve sales.

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How Red Robin is stealing customers back from competitors

 By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 13, 2026

A data-driven marketing strategy is allowing the casual-dining chain to see where lapsed customers went and how to bring them back.

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Restaurant executives get the hint on complexity

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 13, 2026

The Bottom Line: After years of pushing marketing efforts hard, fast-food restaurant chains are realizing that they are doing too much.

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How much is it worth to keep your competition at bay?

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 12, 2026

The Bottom Line: The apparent bidding war between Dutch Bros and 7 Brew over closed Salad and Go sites raises questions about beating your competition to the expansion punch.

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How growth chains adapt to a changing restaurant market

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 12, 2026

A Deeper Dive: This week’s episode of the restaurant finance podcast features John Abdo, CEO of the 11-unit burger chain My Burger, discussing the challenges and opportunities in today’s market.

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Subway to its franchisees: Extend hours, and don't close stores

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 11, 2026

The fast-food sandwich giant is adding a new process for operators who want to close stores as it seeks to slow its domestic decline. It is also pushing franchisees to stay open late.

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7 Brew thinks that it, and not Dutch Bros, should get closed Salad and Go locations

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 10, 2026

The two drive-thru beverage chains are in a legal battle over the shuttered shops in bankruptcy court.

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The burger wars have a clear winner

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 10, 2026

The Bottom Line: This week’s edition of the weekly restaurant finance newsletter looks at the wide gap between Burger King and its biggest competitors.

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Wendy's new CEO laments the brand's 'quality degradation'

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 07, 2026

The fast-food giant's sales have taken a big hit, thanks to closures and steep traffic declines. But CEO Bob Wright believes the company can turn things around.

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Salad and Go shuts it down

By Jonathan Maze, Lisa Jennings and Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 07, 2026

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly restaurant news discussion podcast looks at Salad and Go’s closure, McDonald’s tough quarter, and an Endless Shrimp update.

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