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Should restaurants worry about the omicron variant?

 By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 08, 2021

A Deeper Dive: Roslyn Stone, chief operating officer of Zero Hour Health, joins the podcast to talk about the possibility of another wave and what restaurants can do to protect their workers and businesses.

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Vaccine mandates, fewer private parties bring slowing sales for Dave & Buster’s

 By Heather Lalley on Dec. 08, 2021

The food-and-games chain said it saw same-store sales dip in Q3 in markets that required patrons to be vaccinated and that its special events business remains far from 2019 levels.

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When will the industry recover its lost sales? That depends

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 08, 2021

At Restaurant Leadership Conference, Technomic notes some sectors are fully recovered. Others could take some time.

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McDonald’s will invest $250M to diversify its franchisee base

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 08, 2021

The company is undertaking the first global effort to recruit new operators into the system as it looks to increase demographic representation among owner-operators.

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Domino's doesn't plan on acquiring another brand anytime soon

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 07, 2021

Amid a wave of consolidation, the world's largest pizza chain believes it can keep growing on its own.

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Retail concept Krispy Krunchy Chicken gets a growth investment

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 07, 2021

Private equity firm Main Post Partners has made a “strategic growth investment” in the brand, which has a presence in 2,600 locations.

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Tracking chains’ same-store sales? Restaurant Business has you covered

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 07, 2021

From the Editor: RB+ subscribers will now get access to our new page tracking publicly-traded chains’ quarterly results, along with key analysis.

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Del Taco is Jack in the Box’s singular acquisition, ‘for now’

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 06, 2021

The burger chain, which made a surprising deal for the Mexican concept, is not exactly ruling out another acquisition down the line.

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Jack in the Box to acquire Del Taco for $575M

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 06, 2021

The burger chain is paying $12.51 per share for the Mexican fast food chain to get more scale and drive more unit growth.

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Jack in the Box plans to buy Del Taco four years after selling Qdoba

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 06, 2021

The Bottom Line: The deal signals a shifting market in the restaurant business. But it also demonstrates why executives should reconsider overreacting to activist investors.

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