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Domino’s CEO: ‘Bring it on’ to competitors’ promotional activity

 By Alicia Kelso on Apr. 27, 2026

A noisy first quarter impacted the pizza chain’s performance, but Russell Weiner said it’s better positioned for the long term because of stronger profitability and scale.

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Welcome to the low-growth era

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 27, 2026

The Bottom Line: In this edition of the weekly restaurant finance newsletter, we discuss slowing Technomic Top 500 sales and why that will be the norm going forward.

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Why Jersey Mike's is planning an IPO

By Jonathan Maze and Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 24, 2026

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly news discussion podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the sandwich chain’s plan to go public, the Technomic Top 500 and RLC.

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In a market like this, franchising is at a disadvantage

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 24, 2026

The Bottom Line: Top 500 chains that operated their own restaurants generated more than three times the median sales growth as franchised brands. But franchises added more locations.

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Why 2025 was another tough year for restaurant chains

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 23, 2026

A Deeper Dive: This week’s episode of the restaurant finance podcast A Deeper Dive features Joe Pawlak, managing principal of Technomic, to talk about the Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

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What we’re looking for this coming earnings season

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 23, 2026

The Bottom Line: Will gas prices hurt sales? How will beef prices affect profitability during a discount war? These and other questions as restaurant chains head into earnings season.

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A large Hardee's franchisee declares Chapter 7 bankruptcy

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 22, 2026

ARC Burger is seeking debt protection after its 77 Hardee’s restaurants were terminated and then closed last year amid a legal dispute with the fast-food chain.

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5 notable facts from the 2026 Technomic Top 500

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 22, 2026

The Bottom Line: Data from the ranking of the country’s largest restaurant chains show just how top-heavy full-service sales growth has been, and other facts about growth and decline.

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Starbucks will invest $100M in its new Nashville office

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 21, 2026

The coffee shop giant believes the new office, which will house 2,000 workers, will bring the company closer to key suppliers while establishing a beachhead to support growth in the South and East.

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Blackstone serves up a potentially massive Jersey Mike's IPO

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 21, 2026

The Bottom Line: The fast-casual chain confidentially filed documents for an initial public offering this week. It has the chance to be the biggest IPO the restaurant industry has seen.

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