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Financing
Executives' franchisee profitability comments are pointless until they report the data
The Bottom Line: McDonald’s and its franchisees differ on the profitability of restaurants, but we can’t judge for ourselves because the company doesn’t release the data, like most franchise businesses.
Emerging Brands
The race is on for a piece of the pickleball pie
New concepts seem to pop up daily. Here's a look at how the pickleball eatertainment landscape is taking shape.
Financing
Will Subway make Roark Capital too dominant? Not really
The Bottom Line: The addition of the sandwich giant will make Roark a bigger player than McDonald's in the U.S. But its position in the sandwich market will not be all that unusual.