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California throws a wrench into restaurants' value strategies

The Bottom Line: The restaurant industry has a traffic problem and consumers are fretting about prices. But the $20 fast-food wage in California makes it difficult to market any kind of value.

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Here's what people are talking about at the National Restaurant Show

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Culver's is one of the restaurant industry's most underappreciated growth stories

The Bottom Line: The Wisconsin-based burger chain has grown consistently, with a combination of improved unit volumes and new restaurants. Even when consumers were cutting back.

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Companies shift to cost-cutting mode amid post-pandemic challenges

The Bottom Line: Recent moves by Krispy Kreme and Jack in the Box highlight the profit challenges some restaurant chains are having and suggest boards and investors are losing patience.