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Why the value wars will last a few more months

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast looks at McDonald’s bundled meal discounts, Bravo Brio’s bankruptcy and the Cracker Barrel controversy.

Expect the value wars to last a few more months.

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at McDonald’s plan to cut the prices of its bundled meals to 15% off the cost of the items individually. We talk about why that will lengthen the value wars. 

Bravo Brio filed for bankruptcy. Why are some full-service chains going bankrupt and others are reporting 30% comps?

Cracker Barrel is in hot water with conservatives over its logo. We’ll talk about what all that means. 

Also, casual dining and takeout on Tech Check, and an FSTEC preview.

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