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Is a merger still in Papa John’s future?

 By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 09, 2019

John Schnatter told Fox Business that he talked with Wendy’s about merging—and that the chance of a deal has increased since the recent CEO change, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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More chains start leapfrogging Subway

 By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 09, 2019

The sandwich giant, once the second-largest chain in the U.S., is expected to fall out of the top five in the Technomic Top 500 for the first time since 2001.

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Carrols Restaurant Group CFO Paul Flanders dies

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 09, 2019

The longtime executive helped form one of the largest franchisees in the U.S.

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Restaurant industry job growth slows

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 06, 2019

Operators have clearly slowed hiring in recent months after years of breakneck growth, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Technomic: Big chains and delivery fueling a stronger 2019

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 06, 2019

Better performances by a handful of big concepts are putting Top 500 chains on pace for their best year since 2015.

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As takeout explodes, coffee chains start ditching seats

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 06, 2019

Caribou Coffee is introducing a new small-format location, while Starbucks is eyeing a pickup-only store.

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Brinker closes on 116-unit Chili’s deal

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 05, 2019

The company said it plans to invest in the stores at an accelerated rate.

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Black Box: Restaurants’ summer slump continued in August

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 05, 2019

Same-store sales fell again, while traffic continued to be the industry’s Achilles‘ heel.

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McDonald’s is adding another delivery provider: Grubhub

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 05, 2019

The chain added the provider at 500 restaurants in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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What is the future of casual dining?

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 04, 2019

This week’s episode of "A Deeper Dive" features former Red Robin CEO Denny Marie Post, speaking about the challenges faced by dine-in concepts.

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