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Friendly’s declares bankruptcy and will be sold to the owner of Red Mango

 By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2020

The company will be sold for just less than $2 million after the pandemic disrupted the chain’s sale process.

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Timeline: Inspire Brands goes on a shopping spree

 By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2020

Dunkin’ Brands will be the company’s fourth major deal. Here’s how the company became an industry force.

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Wendy’s might bid for the bankrupt NPC restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2020

The company said in a filing that it could bid, along with a group of selected franchisees, for the operator’s nearly 400 locations out of bankruptcy.

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What the pandemic has taught El Pollo Loco

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 30, 2020

The chain is applying the year’s lessons to new restaurants, which will have bigger drive-thrus and smaller dining rooms.

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Cheesecake holds onto 90% of to-go business as dine-in service resumes

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 30, 2020

Overall unit sales have climbed to within 7% of year-ago levels, the polished chain says. Meanwhile, it's about to experiment with virtual concepts.

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Inspire Brands to buy Dunkin’ in $11.3B deal

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2020

The restaurant industry's largest deal in six years will make Arby's and Sonic's owner one of the country's largest restaurant operators.

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Starbucks will close another 100 U.S. locations

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2020

The chain now expects to close 500 domestic locations in the next year as the chain accelerates its shift away from poor-performing urban areas.

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McDonald’s is facing another discrimination lawsuit

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2020

Current Black franchisees have sued the company, accusing it of a systemwide pattern of discrimination.

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Urban Shake Shacks continue to struggle

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 30, 2020

The burger chain, which has never had a drive-thru, plans to open up to eight of them in the next two years to make order pickups more convenient amid the pandemic.

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Yum Brands unloads Grubhub stock and calls it a win

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2020

The brand operator sold all of its shares of the delivery provider and pocketed a profit, ending what had been a notable deal, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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