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Why restaurants should watch out for fake news

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly restaurant news discussion podcast looks at fake news, Darden earnings and Andy Wiederhorn. By Jonathan Maze and Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 20, 2026

Fake news is a real problem for restaurants.

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the growing problem of fake news at restaurants and why that’s a major problem for more restaurant chains.

We also talk about Darden earnings and why LongHorn Steakhouse may be underappreciated. 

Fat Brands is on the market and its CEO and founder is out. We’ll discuss that development. 

This week’s Tech Check segment looks at the newest company from Uber founder Travis Kalanick. 

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Restaurant Business Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Maze is a longtime industry journalist who writes about restaurant finance, mergers and acquisitions and the economy, with a particular focus on quick-service restaurants.
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