Another major franchisee has filed for bankruptcy.
This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the bankruptcy of Sun Gir, which operates 59 Carl’s Jr. locations in California. We discuss what it means, and why so many franchisees are filing for bankruptcy right now.
We also talk about how high gas prices could make things worse.
This week’s Technomic segment features Kevin Schimpf, senior research and insights director for the data firm, who talks about Chick-fil-A’s slowing average-unit volumes, and what they say about the chicken business.
We also talk about why Michelin stars are coming to the Midwest. And on Tech Check Senior Tech Editor Joe Guszkowski talks about who is ordering delivery.
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