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Fatburger owner Fat Brands wants to buy more chains, but only at its price

 By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 07, 2024

The owner of Twin Peaks, Fazoli’s and a bunch of other fast-food chains is on the lookout for other concepts, but it won’t pay too much for them.

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Why you should never compromise on unit economics

 By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 06, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Justin Rosenberg, the founder of Honeygrow, joins the Restaurant Business podcast to talk about how it got back on the right track.

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First Watch blazes its own path on tech, aiming for multiple benefits

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 05, 2024

The breakfast-and-lunch chain is proceeding slowly and selectively in building its stack.

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BJ's adds ex-Darden CFO Brad Richmond to board in deal with activist investor

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 05, 2024

The agreement between BJ's and Fund 1 Investments will also create a new board committee focused on improving shareholder value.

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Red Robin sells 10 restaurants for $24M in sale-leaseback deal

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 04, 2024

It’s the third such deal over the past year for the chain, which will use the proceeds to pay down debt.

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Starbucks gets a key endorsement in its board fight with unions

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 01, 2024

Two key proxy advisory firms have endorsed the coffee chain giant's board nominees over those nominated by a union-backed group.

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Papa Johns has big plans to boost sales this year

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 01, 2024

The company is shifting spending from local marketing to national marketing and has plans for “major food innovation” come April.

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At Papa Johns, delivery shifts from its own apps to aggregators

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 29, 2024

The Bottom Line: The pizza delivery chain’s business with companies like Uber Eats and DoorDash is thriving while its own delivery is slowing. But this isn’t the beginning of the end of self-delivery, CEO Rob Lynch says.

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Subway pushes its franchisees to remodel their restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 29, 2024

CEO John Chidsey told operators this week that they should remodel their locations or get out of the system. And he recruited help from franchisees who have upgraded their restaurants.

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Why restaurant consumers are more value conscious right now

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 28, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Robert Byrne, director of consumer and industry insights with Technomic, joins the Restaurant Business podcast to talk about fast-food value.

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