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Lobbying intensifies for a re-up of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 09, 2021

A proposal to replenish the grant program with $60 billion is expected to be introduced in Congress on Thursday.

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Subway is shifting away from a model that fueled its growth

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 09, 2021

The sandwich giant has quietly bought out a third of its development agents, a major shift in strategy that is changing how it does business, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Chipotle is raising its menu prices

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 09, 2021

The fast casual said the 4% bump is needed to cover rising labor costs. It’s one of many limited-service chains to up its prices since the pandemic began.

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Wendy’s stock takes off, thanks to Reddit

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 08, 2021

The value of the burger chain’s shares closed up more than 25% on Tuesday, thanks to the same investors who bid up the stocks for AMC and GameStop.

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Restaurant sales show little sign of slowing

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 08, 2021

Same-store sales have risen for the past 11 weeks, according to Black Box, and check sizes continue to accelerate.

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Franchise sales take off as the pandemic eases

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 07, 2021

Several restaurant chains are pushing aggressive development and signing more operators as they look toward recovery, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Subway franchisees say the brand’s challenges run deep

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 04, 2021

While operators push back against several new initiatives, many say the chain’s current problems date back years and include a variety of issues, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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At McDonald’s, some technologies fly while others crawl

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 04, 2021

Dynamic Yield was implemented quickly but its results haven’t lived up to massive expectations, while labor-saving efforts are “not ready for prime time.”

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Employees start returning to the office

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 04, 2021

Telecommuting has been in decline as pandemic worries ease. That could help some restaurants, but commercial areas may never be the same, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Restaurants continued to add more jobs last month

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 04, 2021

The industry added 186,000 jobs in May as it continues to recover from the pandemic but remains far off early 2020 levels.

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