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Restaurant menu prices hit another 40-year high in June

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 13, 2022

Prices for full-service restaurants rose 8.9% on an annual basis while fast-food meals increased 7.4% as overall inflation rose at its highest rate since 1981.

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A look at rising menu price inflation

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 13, 2022

Prices hit a 40-year high again in June. But overall inflation has been worse.

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Dave & Buster’s might convert some units to Main Event

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 12, 2022

The food-and-games chain said it has four locations that are “big and unwieldy” and might make more sense as units of its recently acquired eatertainment brand.

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Longtime franchisee purchases Snappy Tomato Pizza

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 12, 2022

Tim Gayhart bought the 44-unit pizza concept for an undisclosed amount from The Deters Company. He’s been a franchisee since 1991.

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McDonald’s is buying out one of its biggest and most prominent franchisees

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 11, 2022

The burger giant is buying out Caspers Company, whose family has run the business for more than 60 years, and which was instrumental in creating the National Owners Association.

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Howard Schultz gives some hints about Starbucks’ future

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 11, 2022

The interim CEO outlined five “bold moves” that will outline the brand’s reinvention, though he provided few details, saying they will come in the next few weeks.

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The private sector has recovered jobs lost from the pandemic, but not restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 08, 2022

The Bottom Line: The industry remains 700,000 workers behind where it was before the pandemic, even as sales have recovered. Why is the business so far behind?

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