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Restaurant chains are pushing more value

The Week in Restaurants: The restaurant news discussion podcast this week features a discussion on the summertime value wars and &pizza’s price cuts; a look at Bubba’s 33 and why McDonald’s is shuttering CosMc’s.

Here comes the summertime value war.

This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast The Week in Restaurant features a discussion on the restaurant industry value war. Notably, the fast-casual pizza chain &pizza is planning to actually lower prices.

We discuss whether that is a good thing or not.

McDonald’s is shuttering CosMc’s and will bring its beverage test into its regular restaurants. We explain why that was inevitable.

We also take a look at Bubba’s 33, the bar-centric chain being developed by Texas Roadhouse that is apparently thriving. 

Also, on Tech Check Joe talks about POS systems.

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