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JRI Hospitality buys 43 more Freddy's restaurants

 By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 03, 2026

The Salina, Kansas-based operator is already the largest operator in the fast-casual burger chain’s system and will now operate more than 130 restaurants in 18 states.

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Patrick Doyle believes Restaurant Brands International is undervalued

 By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 02, 2026

The Bottom Line: The executive chairman of the owner of Burger King, Tim Hortons, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs made the case to investors as the company gets back to franchising.

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The problem with the pizza market

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 02, 2026

The Bottom Line: This week’s edition of the weekly restaurant finance newsletter examines the weakness of the fast-food pizza market, as both Papa Johns and Pizza Hut have challenges.

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A smaller Steak n Shake finds its footing

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 02, 2026

The burger chain has transformed its business model and started marketing to the MAGA crowd with a quality message. But it closed more stores, and the chain’s franchisees are apparently struggling.

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Fat Brands says that bond investors knew what they were getting into

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 27, 2026

In a court filing, the bankrupt restaurant chain operator argues that lenders either knew about controversial actions by CEO Andy Wiederhorn before they invested, or such actions were disclosed.

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Burger King's store-level profitability runs into a beef cost wall

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 27, 2026

The Bottom Line: The fast-food chain has been improving per-store profitability in recent years as it works to solidify its performance. But beef prices had something to say about that.

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Want more sales? Just add cheese

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 27, 2026

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast examines Applebee’s cheese-fueled sales growth, Burger King’s Whopper improvements and the pizza sector.

Financing

Red Robin says its latest turnaround plan is working

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 26, 2026

Efforts to improve traffic and operations appear to be taking hold at the casual-dining chain. Its stock soared Thursday on higher earnings.

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Pizookies continue to fuel a hot streak for BJ's

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 26, 2026

The casual-dining chain reported its sixth straight quarter of same-store sales and traffic growth thanks to its signature dessert and better operations.

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Krispy Kreme starts showing some progress on profits

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 26, 2026

The doughnut chain’s stock soared on Thursday after the company said that its profit margins improved as the company’s shift to more franchising, and fewer logistics, starts taking hold.

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