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Texas Roadhouse is the victim of a hoax

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly restaurant news discussion podcast looks at a hoax involving the steak chain, McDonald’s latest concern, and consumer spending at independents.

Can you really prevent what just happened to Texas Roadhouse? 

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at an online hoax involving the casual-dining steak chain, and whether any company can effectively prevent such issues.  

Independent restaurants are apparently doing better than you think. We’ll discuss what that means for both local restaurants and national brands.

McDonald’s franchisees are worried about their profitability after years of discounts just as the company is about to ask for remodels. We’ll talk about that issue.

On Tech Check, Senior Tech Editor Joe Guszkowski talks “vibe coding,” whatever that means. 

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